Spiritual Support for Pharyngeal Cancer

Pharyngeal Cancer Supportive Therapies: Spiritual Support

Spiritual care is a vital part of comprehensive pharyngeal cancer treatment. In our hospitals, you’ll discover a supportive environment where patients from all faiths feel motivated and inspired to practice their spiritual beliefs.

Spirituality is an integral part of life, and recent studies have suggested an interconnection between spirituality and healing. The foundation of spirituality includes prayer, a sense of meaning in life, reading and contemplation, a sense of closeness to a higher being, interactions with others, and other experiences that reflect spiritual interaction or awareness.

Recent research has found a striking correlation between good spiritual health and good physical health. Additionally, spirituality has been related to a greater sense of comfort, companionship and better emotional adjustment among cancer patients.

At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), we provide you with the opportunity to explore the spiritual component of dealing with pharyngeal cancer through programs and services open to you and your family members. These programs include:

• New patient orientation
• Individual and group prayer
• Counseling by a faith representative of your choice
• Pastoral comfort and support
• Prayer chains facilitated by hospital staff
• Weekly interfaith worship and communion services
• Family consultations
• Patient growth and support groups that focus on healing, faith and life
• Assistance with the development of advanced directives and/or living wills
• Grief and bereavement counseling and referral
• Taped ministry
• Communication with your local pastor and church
• Telephone consultations with patients/family members

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