Open AccessAsceticism Imposed: The Desert Theology of Oncology
Author(s) -
Weaver Meaghann Shaw
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0425
Subject(s) - medicine , desert (philosophy) , asceticism , oncology , clinical oncology , theology , cancer , epistemology , philosophy
The author reflects on the similarities between ascetic living and the oncology patient's experience resulting from disease‐directed treatments.