There is clear evidence that MBSR helps cancer patients with coping but also with healing during all phases of illness from diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship.
TIME Magazine 1/24/17http://time.com/4645363/mindfulness-meditation-stress-anxiety-resilience/
There has been over $100,000,000 in NIH grants for mindfulness research, and the interest only seems to grow: from helping moms on methadone cope to learning about changes in the brain on the battlefield. Resilience is developed through meditation.
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