Part VIII - Self-help Approaches to Enhance Efficacy of Cancer Treatment i. Strengthening spiritual life:
There have been many clinical trials attempting to prove the power of prayer, but science doesn’t validate faith anymore than faith validates science. However, clinical studies have demonstrated that people who pray are: 1) less like to get sick; 2) better able to cope mentally and emotionally with their illness; and 3) more likely to recover from illness and surgery: HC Search Corporation
Cancer patients are also encouraged to be placed on a “prayer chain” of a church or other religious organizations.