Two women and cancer: The need for addressing spiritual well-being in cancer care

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b   Steinmetz, Dov ^c   Ezzo, Jeanette ^d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Research Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthroposophic medicine; Biopsychosocial spiritual approach; Cancer; Complementary alternative medicine (CAM); Patient doctor relationship; Spiritual well being; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHOTREXATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DYING; FAMILY MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; NAUSEA; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUAL CARE; VISCUM ALBUM; WELLBEING;

EID: 34247625002     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1091-7527.25.1.1     Document Type: Review

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