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ArticlePsycho-oncology2025

"You [God] Gotta Go Through It With Me": Black Women Navigating Spirituality During the Breast Cancer Journey.

Praise Owoyemi, Tammie Denyse, Yrvane K Pageot, Kimberly J Martin, K Denise DeLuz, Jacqueline H J Kim, Annette L Stanton

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Article in Psycho-oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07208084 (Project SOAR Awakenings), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07208084 narecruitingnot on this map

Project SOAR Awakenings: Randomized Controlled Trial for Black American Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2025 to 2026Enrolled90ConditionsBreast CancerArmsProject SOAR Awakenings arm, Project SOAR comparison group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Post-treatment adaptation experiences of women breast cancer survivors: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Praise OwoyemiDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7803-5615
Tammie DenyseCarrie's TOUCH, Sacramento, California, USA.
Yrvane K PageotDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8387-9556
Kimberly J MartinDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-6407
K Denise DeLuzCarrie's TOUCH, Sacramento, California, USA.
Jacqueline H J KimDepartment of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-3927
Annette L StantonDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9021-2549

Funding

Univ.of Calif., Irvine Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA062203 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Melanie Funes · 1994 to 2026
$57.9M
PREVENTION RESEARCH TRAINING:URBAN CHILDREN'S MENT HLTHT32MH015750 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CHRISTINE DUNKEL SCHETTER · 1985 to 2026
$6.2M
Supportive Care Needs in Asian Americans with Metastatic CancerK99CA246058 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI KIM, JACQUELINE H. J. · 2020 to 2021
$272k
Breast Cancer Research Foundation BCRF-23-153California Breast Cancer Research Program 24AB 1800NCI NIH HHS K99 CA246058NCI NIH HHS P30 CA062203NIMH NIH HHS MH015750NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH015750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlack women generally report high levels of spirituality. Less is known about Black women's spiritual coping with a cancer diagnosis. Persisting health disparities between Black breast cancer survivors and other racial groups necessitate examining whether spirituality can be a contextual and personal resource for Black women with breast cancer.

aimsThis qualitative study's goals were to: (1) characterize positive and negative dimensions of spirituality in a sample of Black women diagnosed with breast cancer; and (2) examine whether and how women used spirituality during their cancer experience.

methodsThree Gatherings (i.e., culturally curated focus groups) were conducted as part of Project SOAR (Speaking Our African American Realities), a community-academic partnership. In these all-Black women Gatherings, participants (N = 37) discussed their breast cancer experience, including how spirituality played a role.

resultsThrough reflexive thematic analysis, six themes were identified: (1) faith is central to my identity even through challenging times; (2) meaningful, ineffective, or non-existent support from my spiritual community; (3) grappling with spiritual discontent during breast cancer; (4) God is omnipotent; (5) spiritual anchors helped me persevere through the breast cancer journey; (6) breast cancer reflections enhanced my spiritual gratitude and growth.

conclusionsParticipants' experiences highlight the complexities of spirituality when confronting breast cancer. Many Black women reflected on the centrality of spirituality to their lives and cited spirituality as a resource and effective coping process during their cancer experience. Findings have important implications for understanding how spirituality can be incorporated to support Black women with breast cancer.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsSpiritualityAdultAgedFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSocial SupportAfrican AmericanBlack Americanbreast canceroncologyreligionspiritualitywomen

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PMID39853607
PMCPMC11964284

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