Regression Of Osteogenic Sarcoma Metastases Associated With Intensive Meditation
Medical Journal of Australia 2: Oct 21 1978; 433
View Original Source →Abstract
The patient described showed marked regression of metastases associated with intensive meditation. It would seem that the patient has let the effects of the intense and prolonged meditation enter into his whole experience of life. His extraordinarily low level of anxiety is obvious to the most casual observer. It is suggested that this has enhanced the activity of his immune system by reducing his level of cortisone.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
The patient, aged 25, has an extraordinary will to live, and has sought help from all the alternatives to orthodox medicine which were available to him. He has developed a degree of calm about him which i have rarely observed in anyone, even in oriental mystics with whom i have had some considerable experience.
Clinical Characteristics
He had visible bony lumps of about 2 centimeters in diameter growing from the ribs, sternum and the crest of the ilium, and was coughing up small quantities of blood in which, he said, he could feel small spicules of bone. There were gross opacities in the x-ray films of his lungs.
Remission Characteristics
The patient described showed marked regression of metastases associated with intensive meditation.
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
It is suggested that this has enhanced the activity of his immune system by reducing his level of cortisone.
Clinical Treatment
He had short sessions of radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, but declined to continue treatment.
Non-Clinical Treatment
These have included acupuncture, massage, several sessions with philippine faith healers, laying on of hands and yoga in an indian ashram. He has also persisted with the dietary and enema treatment described by max gerson, the german physician, WHO gained some notoriety for this type of treatment in america in the 1940s. However, in addition to all these measures to gain relief, the patient has consistently maintained a rigorous discipline of intensive meditation as described previously. He has, in fact, consistently meditated from one to three hours daily.
Additional Notes
Two other factors seem to be important. He has had extraordinary help and support from his girl friend, who more recently became his wife. She is extremely sensitive to his feelings and needs, and has spent hours in aiding his meditation and healing with massage and laying on of hands. The other important factor would seem to be the patient’s own state of mind.