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This is a quantitative study with cross sectional design. This study used purposively sampling with fitting the inclusion criteria of totally 132 cancer patients. The scale in this study was used Spiritual Distress Scale (SDS) with the appropriate reliability and validity. The data collection was by the investigator in the bedside of two general hospitals in northern Vietnam after IRB approving by the Research Council. Samples of cancer patients in the study must agree and sign the consent forms to participate in research following the ethic principles of benefits, fairness, and confidentiality. Analysis of data used the SPSS software 16.0 by the descriptive and advanced statistical data analysis.