Women With Breast Cancer Cope Better Following Program Focused On Body, Mind And Spirit

Pathfinders, a program designed to care for the whole person — body, mind and spirit — has been found to help women with terminal cancer cope and has improved their quality of life, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. “The program helped improve distress and despair during the initial three months and up to six months after diagnosis among women with metastatic breast cancer and a six month life expectancy,” said Amy Abernethy, M.D.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on May 18th, 2009