Cancer fatalism-the belief that death is inevitable when cancer is present-has been identified as a barrier to participation in cancer screening, detection, and treatment. Yet this literature has ...

Psychologists, health workers and others have been studying this phenomenon, known as cancer fatalism, in order to understand why it's so persistent and to help people take action sooner.

The Philippines was an animistic culture before Islam or Christianity set in. In animistic culture, destiny is tied to the actions or reactions of benevolent and malevolent spirits. Although we ...

Cancer fatalism is a complex phenomenon with potentially far-reaching implications. Over the past few years, discussions surrounding cancer fatalism have slowly moved from viewing this phenomenon ...