Background: Women diagnosed with cancer face many challenges ranging from the onset of the disease, treatment measures, delay in diagnosis, side effects of treatment, and social problems. Aim of the study: This study aimed to explore the experience and religious coping of cervical cancer patients with chemotherapy. Methods: The study used a qualitative phenomenological design. There were seven participants in this study by purposive sampling. Participants were women with cervical cancer who underwent chemotherapy and were treated in a hospital in Surabaya. Data collection was through in-depth interviews and field notes, while data analysis used the Collaizi technique. Results: The study revealed six themes, such as the purpose of life, the personal meaning of the disease, the emotional response, social support, religious coping, and the hope of recovery in cervical cancer patients with chemotherapy.

Cervical Cancer, Chemotherapy, Experience, Religious Coping