Cancer it’s not what we’re told

Good psychological health can fight off the big C

- DAWN LESTER, DAVID PARKER

IN the three previous parts of this series, we have discussed and exposed many of the problems with the claims made by the medical establishment with respect to the condition referred to as cancer.

As stated in part one, cancer is not something that attacks the body. Instead, the processes that are claimed to indicate the presence of cancer are the body's responses to various harmful factors to which it has been exposed. These processes and the symptoms that accompany them usually represent the body's efforts to self-heal because the body continually seeks to restore and maintain the state of homeostasis.

In part two, we referred to the role of toxins, including those used as treatments for cancer, as contributory factors.

There is however, another contributory factor that requires discussion because it plays a significant role in our health, or lack thereof, and receives far less attention than it deserves. This factor is the mind, which exerts its influence through our thoughts, beliefs, fears, and emotions etc. There is an increasing awareness of the psychological aspect of health problems, especially with the growing interest in German New Medicine, although this article is not about GNM per se.

The power of the mind is demonstrated by the placebo effect, which is a well-known phenomenon. Its opposite, the nocebo effect, is less well-known but equally powerful. The nocebo effect can be demonstrated by examples that show a person's belief in the prognosis received from their doctor was the determining factor in the outcome of their illness. This is discussed by Dr Lissa Rankin MD in her article, The Nocebo Effect: How Negative Thoughts Can Harm Your Health, in which she states,