Attachment to God and coping with the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer: a longitudinal study.
Terry Lynn GallCynthia BilodeauPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
It is suggested that clinicians remain sensitive to and assess the role of spiritual beliefs in women's adjustment to the threat of breast cancer from pre-diagnosis up to 1 year post-diagnosis. In particular, women's belief in and experience of a secure or an anxious attachment with God or higher power may function as a potential resource or as an exacerbating factor, respectively, in their adjustment to breast cancer.