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However, with increasing emphasis on psychological aspects, particularly illness perception and resilience, a cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted to assess the impact of illness perception on the resiliency of cancer patients. This correlational quantitative study used convenient non-probability sampling at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, a national-level cancer center, enrolling a total of 170 participants. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-B) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) were used to assess illness perception and resiliency, respectively. More than half of the respondents (57.6%) reported experiencing a high level of perceived threat from their illness. While 75.9% of participants showed low level of resilience. A significant modest negative correlation was found between illness perception (BIPQ) and resilience (CDRISC) (\u22120.177,p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). 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