RNS CANCER FAITH

(RNS1-MAR25) Kevin Brumett, seen here with his fiancee Stephanie Fellingham, was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 29 two years ago. Brumett says he’s relying on God to sustain him through treatments, but a new study suggests religious patients are more likely to choose invasive life-sustaining measures than nonreligious patients. For use with RNS-CANCER-FAITH, transmitted March 25, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Kevin Brumett.

(RNS1-MAR25) Kevin Brumett, seen here with his fiancee Stephanie Fellingham, was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 29 two years ago. Brumett says he’s relying on God to sustain him through treatments, but a new study suggests religious patients are more likely to choose invasive life-sustaining measures than nonreligious patients. For use with RNS-CANCER-FAITH, transmitted March 25, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Kevin Brumett.

RNS CANCER FAITH

(RNS1-MAR25) Kevin Brumett, seen here with his fiancee Stephanie Fellingham, was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 29 two years ago. Brumett says he’s relying on God to sustain him through treatments, but a new study suggests religious patients are more likely to choose invasive life-sustaining measures than nonreligious patients. For use with RNS-CANCER-FAITH, transmitted March 25, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Kevin Brumett.