title: Gratitude: a gift of cancer.
abstract: The holiday season is upon us. Many of our patients and their families are juggling their cancer and its treatment while much of the world around them is in a festive mood. It brings great clarity when we see this juxtaposition in play. And yet, the holidays also are a good time to take stock of the gifts experienced by those who have cancer and for those of us working with them.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*