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PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY

Psycho-oncology is a branch of medicine that connects psychiatry and oncology to studying the biological and psychological factors associated with the occurrence and treatment of cancer. Fighting with the life-threatening illness requires adaptation to a new life situation by changing the routine of everyday life and the dynamics of relationships. The multidisciplinary psycho-oncology and modern medicine increasingly recognizes the understanding of the role of spirituality in treatment and recovery. Spirituality has the ability to adapt a person in spite of life disadvantages and the awareness that death is inevitable, maintains a will for life. The positive emotions such as love, pleasure, gratitude, inner peace are components of psychological well-being and have a beneficial effect on physical functions (JakovljeviĄ M: Health, Culture and Society. Pro Mente JakovljeviĄ). Religion as an essential factor of spirituality can have a significant impact on dealing with malignant diseases and on positive outcomes of treatment. Emotions, spiritual and religious feelings can affect the immunoendocrinological function of the origin and treatment of cancer (Lissoni 2001). Clinical studies confirm that spirituality and religion can reduce the occurrence of anxiety and depression in patients with malignant disease (Chaar et al. 2018). Highly expressed religion measured as the power of religious beliefs was associated with a lower incidence of depression in breast cancer patients (MargetiĄ et al. 2005). The question of modern psycho-oncology is whether doctors in their clinical practice see spirituality as the force that could be offered to the patient during the treatment process. Can we encourage the patient spiritually?

psycho-oncology ; spirituality

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