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Oncology

Belief in miracles impedes understanding of prognosis

US study finds most patients with advanced cancer believe God could cure them miraculously
Clare Pain
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11 November 2019
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A study in US patients with terminal cancer reveals that two-thirds have “a moderate to strong” belief that God could work a miracle to cure them.

Furthermore, patients with such beliefs do not change their view of their prognosis when their treating oncologist gives them bad news, the results show.

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