Abstract
Ministers, both ordained and lay, face a special challenge in caring for cancer patients and their families. It is important for seminarians and ministers to have not only a basic understanding of cancer but also of the myriad psychological and spiritual dynamics that cancer patients and their families present. Cancer presents severe stress not only for patients and families but also for ministers who care for them. It is vitally important for ministers to develop the competence and confidence necessary to face this challenge.
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Michael E. Cavanagh, Ph.D., is a pastoral consultant and conductor of workshops who makes his home in Tiburon, California.
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Cavanagh, M.E. Ministering to cancer patients. J Relig Health 33, 231–241 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354914
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