Cancer Of The Breast And The Menopause

Abstract

There is evidence to suggest that some cancers are influenced by immunological reactions. As there is some similarity between immunological reactions and allergic reactions, some allergic reactions can be modified by meditative experience. Furthermore, some cancers are influenced by endocrine reactions, and some endocrine reactions can be modified by meditative experience. With these ideas in mind the author wrote to the correspondence column of this journal, on October 25, seeking referral of suitable cancer patients to conduct a small private experiment to see if the progress of their condition could be influenced by intensive meditation. Only three patients made themselves available and two of them soon dropped out of the experiment. The case of the remaining patient in the study with pathologically proven carcinomas in both breasts who experienced regression of metastases following intensive meditation is reported.