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Originally Posted by (Waychel,) It doesn't matter what the cause is, and I never said it could be confined only to religion/spirituality. 
I'm sure for many, philosophy among many other things are just as enlightening and fulfilling, triggering the same response.
I'm Atheist, so I can't vouch for it personally; but for some people, their emotional state does have an affect on their physical state to some degree. Religion brings many people hope, the feeling that they can go against any and all odds, so because they believe they will recover their body fights harder for them to recover.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. A friend of mine (who I believe is not religious) has cancer and the prognosis was not good. When I saw him a week ago he was smiling and seemed in good spirits - a positive emotional state - that's got to be the best mind set for him to be in.