Assessing the impact of religious resources and struggle on well-being: a report from the American Cancer Society's Study of Cancer Survivors-I.
Andrea L CanadaPatricia E MurphyKevin SteinKassandra I AlcarazCorinne R LeachGeorge FitchettPublished in: Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice (2022)
Given the documented importance of its role in coping with the cancer experience, religion/spirituality should be a consideration in every survivorship care plan. Multidisciplinary assessment and support of religious resources and identification of and referral for religious struggle are needed to ensure the well-being of most long-term survivors of cancer.