Azam Shirinabadi Farahani - PhD Candidate in Nursing, Lecturer, Nursing & Midwifery School,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Background & Aim: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer for women. The purpose of this study was to find out the role of spirituality and spiritual well-being in patients with breast cancer.Material & Methods: Review of literature about breast cancer and spiritual health was performed in extensive research library and databases of ISI, Science Direct and PubMed. Regarding the integrity of the content a number of papers were selected and the results of these papers were discussed. Results: Breast cancer can lead to important mental and physical health problems. Women with breast cancer and their family, experience a high degree of stress. A treatment plan should be comprehensive and needs to include the spiritual health as well as the physical and psychosocial health in patients. Spirituality is an important element in cancer patients and it can help them. Conclusion: Spirituality as a psychological resource can support the cancer people. Thus preserve and promote the spiritual health in breast cancer people, are one of the main tasks of nurses.

Nurses, Spiritual Health, Breast cancer