▁that ▁a ▁landscape ▁picture ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁room ▁had ▁reduced ▁need ▁for ▁n arc otic ▁pain ▁kill ers ▁and ▁less ▁time ▁in ▁recovery ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁In ▁addition , ▁either ▁looking ▁at ▁or ▁creating ▁art ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁helped ▁stabil ize ▁vital ▁signs , ▁speed ▁up ▁the ▁he aling ▁process , ▁and ▁in ▁general , ▁bring ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁hope ▁and ▁soul ▁to ▁the ▁patient . ▁Family , ▁care ▁workers , ▁do ctors ▁and ▁n urs es ▁were ▁equally ▁posit ively ▁effect ed . ▁ ▁Can cer ▁diagn osis ▁ ▁Many ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁conducted ▁on ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁on ▁cancer ▁patients . ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁to ▁support ▁patients ▁during ▁the ▁stress ▁of ▁such ▁things ▁as ▁chem other apy ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Art ▁ther ap ists ▁have ▁conducted ▁studies ▁to ▁understand ▁why ▁some ▁cancer ▁patients ▁turned ▁to ▁art ▁making ▁as ▁a ▁cop ing ▁mechanism ▁and ▁a ▁tool ▁to ▁creating ▁a ▁positive ▁identity ▁outside ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁cancer ▁patient . ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁participated ▁in ▁different ▁art ▁programs ▁r anging ▁from ▁pot tery ▁and ▁card ▁making ▁to ▁drawing ▁and ▁painting . ▁The ▁programs ▁helped ▁them ▁reg ain ▁an ▁identity ▁outside ▁of ▁having ▁cancer , ▁less ened ▁emot ional ▁pain ▁of ▁their ▁on - going ▁fight ▁with ▁cancer , ▁and ▁also ▁giving ▁them ▁hope ▁for ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁study ▁involving ▁women ▁facing ▁cancer - related ▁difficulties ▁such ▁as ▁fear , ▁pain , ▁alter ed ▁social ▁relationships , ▁etc .,