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Spirituality in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Patient Version   Health Professional Version   En español   Last Modified: 04/30/2009



Purpose of This PDQ Summary






Overview






Definitions






Relation of Religion and Spirituality to Adjustment, Quality of Life, and Health Indices






Screening and Assessment of Spiritual Concerns






Modes of Intervention






Increasing Personal Awareness in Health Care Providers






Issues to Consider






Additional Resources






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Changes to This Summary (04/30/2009)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Overview

Added text on a study assessing the spiritual needs of advanced cancer patients (cited Balboni et al. as reference 10).

Relation of Religion and Spirituality to Adjustment, Quality of Life, and Health Indices

Added text on ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivors (cited Levine et al. as reference 21).

Screening and Assessment of Spiritual Concerns

Added text on the Spiritual Transformation Scale (cited Cole et al. as reference 16).

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