Ministering to cancer patients

Ministers, both ordained and lay, face a special challenge in caring for cancer patients and their families. It is important for seminarians and ministers to have not only a basic understanding of cancer but also of the myriad psychological and spiritual dynamics that cancer patients and their famil...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Cavanagh, Michael E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1994]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Special Challenge
B Basic Understanding
B Severe Stress
B Cancer Patient
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Ministers, both ordained and lay, face a special challenge in caring for cancer patients and their families. It is important for seminarians and ministers to have not only a basic understanding of cancer but also of the myriad psychological and spiritual dynamics that cancer patients and their families present. Cancer presents severe stress not only for patients and families but also for ministers who care for them. It is vitally important for ministers to develop the competence and confidence necessary to face this challenge.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02354914