Does prayer benefit cancer patients?
A new study says it does. Breast cancer patients who pray in online support groups can get mental health benefits, according to the study.
“We know that many cancer patients pray in online support groups to help them cope with their illness. This is the first study we are aware of that examines the psychological effects of this behavior,” said Bret Shaw, an associate scientist in UW-Madison’s College of Engineering and lead author of the study.