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RETRACTION article

Front. Psychol., 13 October 2025

Sec. Psycho-Oncology

Volume 16 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1719526

Retraction: The relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of cancer progression in Iranian cancer patients

This article is a retraction of:

  1. The relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of cancer progression in Iranian cancer patients

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A Retraction of the Original Research Article
The relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of cancer progression in Iranian cancer patients

by Goudarzian, A. H., Mazhari, S. A., Sobhanian, P., Farhadi, B., Kalantari, S., and Taebi, M. (2025). Front. Psychol. 16:1495988. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1495988

Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the validity of the data in the article, the ethical approval for this study and the contributions of the authors of the article. An investigation was conducted in accordance with Frontiers' policies.

The authors failed to provide the raw data and a satisfactory explanation during the investigation.

Given the concerns about the study data, authorship, and ethical approval, the data and conclusions of the article have been deemed unreliable and the article has been retracted.

This retraction was approved by the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors received a communication regarding the retraction and had a chance to respond. This communication has been recorded by the publisher.

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Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2025) Retraction: The relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of cancer progression in Iranian cancer patients. Front. Psychol. 16:1719526. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1719526

Received: 06 October 2025; Accepted: 07 October 2025;
Published: 13 October 2025.

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