Spiritual and mental healing List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments
qigong – kind of meditation accompanied gentle movements
cancer guided imagery – practice of attempting treat cancer in oneself imagining away. according american cancer society, available scientific evidence not support claims imagery can influence development or progress of cancer .
faith healing – attempt cure disease spiritual means, prayer or participation in religious ritual. according american cancer society, available scientific evidence not support claims faith healing can cure physical ailments .
hypnosis – induction of relaxed , yet alert mental state. practitioners have claimed hypnosis might boost immune system. however, according american cancer society, available scientific evidence not support idea hypnosis can influence development or progression of cancer. .
meditation (also transcendental meditation , mindfulness) – mind-body practices in patients attempt master own mental processes. according american cancer society while meditation may improve quality of life people cancer , available scientific evidence not suggest meditation effective in treating cancer or other disease.
neuro-linguistic programming (nlp) – series of behavioral techniques based on various supposed relationships between language , mental processes. nlp has been promoted treatment hiv/aids , cancer, such claims have no evidence support them.
anti-cancer psychotherapy – technique claiming cancer personality caused cancer, cured through talk therapy (e.g. of simonton cancer center, bernie siegel s exceptional cancer patients (ecap) or deepak chopra). evidence lacking cancer cures sold or promoted deepak chopra have value.
qigong – practice of maintaining meditative state while making gentle , fluid bodily movements, in attempt balance internal life energy. systematic review of effect of qigong exercises on cancer treatment concluded effectiveness of qigong in cancer care not yet supported evidence rigorous clinical trials.
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^ meditation . american cancer society. november 2008.
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