Open AccessMythology and evidence-based oncology: An indivisible link
Author(s) -
Shrinivas Rathod,
Jai Prakash Agarwal,
Anusheel Munshi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.140980
Subject(s) - spirituality , mythology , contradiction , alternative medicine , dimension (graph theory) , medicine , link (geometry) , medline , family medicine , oncology , history , classics , political science , epistemology , law , philosophy , pathology , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics , computer network
Religion has an important role in the birth of medicine and shares a long history. Contradiction has separated spirituality and medicine. For so many years, the spiritual dimension of medicine was seen as unnecessary and inappropriate. However times are changing again and since the last few decades, recent literature and various ongoing studies have focused on unmet spiritual needs of physician and patient. This article focuses on the rejuvenating link between medicine and spirituality.