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Irreligious countries such as European countries and China, have significant problems with cancer (see: [[Atheism and cancer]]).
Irreligious countries such as European countries and China, have significant problems with cancer (see: [[Atheism and cancer]]).
== Religion/irreligion and cancer treatment ==
''See also:'' [[Irreligion and recovery from illnesses]] and [[Atheism and Miracles|Atheism and miracles]] and [[Atheism and the supernatural]]
According to the American Cancer Society: "A recent study published in ''Cancer'', a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggests a link between religious or spiritual beliefs and better physical health reported among patients with cancer."<ref>[https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/study-cancer-patients-with-strong-religious-or-spiritual-beliefs-report-better-health.html Study: Cancer Patients with Strong Religious or Spiritual Beliefs Report Better Health], American Cancer Society</ref>
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Gary Habermas]] wrote: "Double-blind prayer experiments: where people pray for others with terminal illness. Habermas admitted that most such experiments have not worked, but the three that he knows of that have indeed worked were cases of orthodox-Christians praying for the sick."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref>
The [[World Health Organization]] declares concerning [[secular Europe]]: "Europe comprises only one eighth of the total world population but has around one quarter of the global total of [[cancer]] cases with some 3.7 million new patients per year."<ref>[http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases/cancer/data-and-statistics World Health Organization - Cancer statistics for Europe]</ref> See also: [[Europe and cancer]]
The [[World Health Organization]] declares concerning [[secular Europe]]: "Europe comprises only one eighth of the total world population but has around one quarter of the global total of [[cancer]] cases with some 3.7 million new patients per year."<ref>[http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases/cancer/data-and-statistics World Health Organization - Cancer statistics for Europe]</ref> See also: [[Europe and cancer]]