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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Religion and spirituality: their role in the psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer and subsequent symptom management of adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Gabriela Toledo, Carol Y Ochoa, Albert J Farias

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors: a meta-review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024
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  4. The Impact of Spirituality and Social Support on Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients, Marrakech, Morocco.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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  7. "The disease and its treatment make you less of a woman": self-reported experiences of women with breast cancer receiving care in Kumasi, Ghana.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gabriela ToledoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Carol Y OchoaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Albert J FariasDepartment of Preventive Medicine, The Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Albertfa@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-7831
University of Southern California · US

Funding

Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes among Hispanic WomenF31CA174338 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FARIAS, ALBERT JOHN · 2012 to 2015
$120k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA174338NCI NIH HHS L60 CA253894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDistress from being diagnosed with breast cancer can impact a woman's decision to continue taking adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET). The purpose of this study is to explore how religion and/or spirituality influence women's psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer and subsequent symptom management among women on active AET.

methodsSemi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with breast cancer survivors (n = 19) from California and Texas. Interview questions prompted discussion about AET and how women adjusted to a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment with AET. Interview transcripts were analyzed with a deductive grounded theory approach, and an inductive constant comparison approach was used to identify the sources of religion and spirituality.

resultsReligion supported women in their psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer by offering them a sense of purpose and meaning in life. It helped women make sense of their AET treatment as they persisted with it despite experiencing adverse side-effects. Spirituality played a prominent role in women's mental and physical wellbeing by facilitating positive and calm attitudes, which lessened women's fear during their cancer diagnosis and treatment.

conclusionWe identified that religion and/or spirituality helps women with their adjustment to breast cancer and influences their continued use and management of side-effects from AET. IMPLICATIONS FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: This study illustrates the importance of developing meaning-centered interventions that harness religion and spirituality to help women cope with AET. Our findings support the development of interventions that work to enhance AET persistence among breast cancer survivors.

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ReligionSpiritualityAgedBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyAdjuvant endocrine therapyBreast cancerPsychosocial adjustmentReligionSpirituality

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PMCPMC8032813
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