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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate relationship of perceived stigma and death anxiety among newly diagnosed cancer patients. Correlational research design was used to conduct this quantitative study. Survey was used as a method of data collection. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample of 150 cancer patients. Data were analyzed on SPSS. Findings reveal that there is positive relationship between perceived cancer stigma and death anxiety. Moreover,   perceived cancer related stigma is a significant positive predictor of death anxiety. The results reveal that men and women are both experiencing cancer-related stigmatization in Pakistan. However, women face a higher level of stigmatization and higher fear of death than men. Furthermore, results confirm that the cancer-related stigma faced by the diagnosed patients induces the fear of death. It  is  recommended  that  clinical psychologists  and  psychotherapists  should  provide  their  role  in  counterturning  stigmatization,  death  anxiety  and  psychological disturbance.