IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS) e-ISSN: 2320–1959.p- ISSN: 2320–1940 Volume 4, Issue 1 Ver. II (Jan.-Feb. 2015), PP 44-47 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/1959-04124447 www.iosrjournals.org 44 | Page Explore the Relationship between Post Traumatic Growth, Ways of Coping and Anxiety among Cancer Patients at Selected Hospital Of Haryana Poonam Ahlawat 1 , Rathish Nair 2 , A. Right Kumari Devi 3 1 M.Sc. Nursing, M.M College of Nursing, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India) 2 Associate Professor, M.M College of Nursing Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India) 3 Assistant Professor, M.M College of Nursing, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India) Abstract: A cancer diagnosis is hard to take and having cancer is not easy. Like all chronic illnesses, cancer involves a series of negative threat to life of individual that may be due to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer as it has the ability to shake one’s worldview and significantly impact one’s assumption about life. In addition to commonly recognized negative effects such as posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), there may also be positive personal developmental change, including posttraumatic growth (PTG)which is affected by the anxiety level of the patient. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between post traumatic growth, ways of coping and anxiety among cancer patients. The study involved 100 cancer patients. There was a highly positive correlation between PTG and WAYS. State-trait anxiety was found to be highly negatively co-related to post traumatic growth and ways of coping.Thus it can be concluded that post traumatic growth and ways of coping goes in same manner which suggest that the better the coping behavior used by cancer patients more will be the post traumatic growth and there was negative relationship between post traumatic growth, ways of coping and state-trait anxiety. Keywords: cancer, Post traumatic growth, Ways of coping, State-trait anxiety. I. Introduction 1.1 Introduction Cancer is the leading cause of death in economically developed countries and the second leading cause of death in developing countries [1].Cancer is the second biggest cause of death in India, growing at 11 per cent annually. There are 2.5 million cancer cases and four lakh deaths a year in India [2]. Cancer has the ability to shake one’s worldview and significantly impact one’s assumption about life. The diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cancer can cause negative psychological and physical sequel that can severely impact individuals’ everyday life. In addition to commonly recognized negative effects such as posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) [3], there may also be positive personal developmental change, including posttraumatic growth (PTG), which occurs in conjunction with or in the aftermath of the traumatic experience. PTG has been defined as “Positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances or traumatic events”[4]. The post traumatic growth is also affected by the anxiety level and the coping behavior used by cancer patients. A total of 1,638,910 new cancer cases and 577,190 deaths from cancer are projected to occur in the United States in 2012 [5]. As per Indian population census data, the rate of mortality due to cancer in India is alarmingly high this was 819354 in (2004) which drastically increases to 979786 in (2010). According to the Health department officials based the calculation on the basis of a report on cancer patients prepared by PtBhagwatDayal P.G.I.M.S. Rohtak, Haryana in October 2012 stated that there are 27,827 cancer patients in Haryana [6] and a survey conducted in Punjab, the Punjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal said that 23,874 cases of people suffering from cancer have been detected, the number of persons complaining of cancer symptoms were 84,453. According to the survey, 33,318 cancer deaths have occurred during last five years, out of which 14,682 were in the Malwa region alone. As many as 4,000 of these happened in Ludhiana [7]. 1.2 Objective of the study: To determine the relationship between post traumatic growth, ways of coping and anxiety among cancer patients. II. Material And Method 2.1 Research Design and setting The study used a cross-sectional exploratory(survey) design and it was carried out between 13 th December 2012 to 12 th January 2013. The study sample consisted of 100 patients diagnosed with a variety