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From crisis to connection: Spirituality as a resource for families after a cancer diagnosis

by Dan Zomerlei, M.Div., M.S. MFT, zomerle1@msu.edu, Adrian Blow, Ph.D., Sahil Gambir, H.BMSc, and Janet Osuch, M.D., all of Michigan State University

The good news for cancer patients is that cancer mortality is on the decline. However, in spite of this good news, both cancer death and cancer survivorship present challenges to families as they attempt to adjust to the pervasive effects of the disease on the patient and family. 

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