Do prayers help with healing?

Controversial topic, but The Cheerful Oncologist is skeptical:

I am not convinced. This doesn’t mean that I don’t approve of it, but being a hard-boiled medical oncologist immersed in the world of hard-line chemotherapy and biological therapy, I would like to see more conclusive evidence that intercessory prayer can ameliorate disease.

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