Rome Hospital Taps Culture to Help Heal Cancer Patients
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Rome hospital uses art, culture to help heal cancer patients
A hospital in Rome is using art, museum tours, and views of ancient ruins as ‘culture therapy’ to boost cancer patients’ resilience and desire for life. Read More: https://punchng.com/rome-hospital-uses-art-culture-to-help-heal-cancer-patients/
"It is a small, human-sized hospital" located "in the centre of Rome, between the Jewish ghetto and the Trastevere, on an island," says Andrea Viani, who followed five cycles of radiotherapy for a lung tumour diagnosed in 2024. This elegant 55-year-old man, with fine round glasses, was able to benefit from the program "Isola.ART", which offers cancer patients a medical path integrating art and culture, not only in reception and care spaces, but …
With treatment rooms decorated with works of art, visits to museums and even ruins of ancient temples on its territory, a hospital in Rome hopes that culture therapy will stimulate "the life desire of its cancer patients.
On the island of Tiberine, a Roman hospital offers people treated for cancer books, paintings and views of the Colosseum during their sessions.... Read more In Rome, art invites people to radiotherapy rooms to help patients rebuild themselves appeared first on Le Singulier.
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