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ArticleJournal of religion and health2023

Breast Cancer in Two Ex-Votos, A Millennia Apart: Patients' Hope and Faith Expressed Through the Centuries in Votive Offerings.

Vittorio Gebbia, Dario Piazza, Maria Rosaria Valerio, Jessica Joy Di Paola, Nicola Cusumano

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Vittorio GebbiaMedical Oncology Unit, La Maddalena Clinic for Cancer, Palermo, Italy. vittorio.gebbia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-9416
Dario PiazzaGSTU Foundation for Cancer Research, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Rosaria ValerioMedical Oncology Unit, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
Jessica Joy Di PaolaSchool of Historical and Artistic Studies, "La Sapienza" State University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Nicola CusumanoChair of History of Religions, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo · ITLa Maddalena · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A votive offering or ex-voto includes a variety of usually non-professional artworks offered to divinities and placed in religious sites to fulfill a vow or in gratitude for recovery from an illness or injury. Unfortunately, the ancient period lacks a scientifically verifiable understanding of the true nature of cancer and its natural history and, consequently, a lack of effective treatment. This paper discusses two ex-votos potentially related to breast cancer distant more than 2000 years, one from the other. The ex-votos convey the complex relationship of humans with illness through an art expression stemming from the heart and minds of ordinary people.

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Breast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansReligion and MedicineAncient medicineArt and medicineCancer careMedical humanitiesSocial history

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