Hypnosis and cancer: a working hypothesis. Initial notes
Costanzo, S.; Del Tetto, F.; Tirone, G.
Minerva Medica 74(37): 2153-2155
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806 PMID: 6621912 Document Number: 209499
Hypnosis has been used to resolve stress and anxiety following profound psychological-behavioural changes occurring in the cancer sufferer from the moment of diagnosis. It is stated that hypnosis is useful in improving sick persons' quality of life through the control of stress reactions, simplification of treatment and facilitation of rehabilitation, both within the family and socially. Through deep seated psycosomatic interconnections, psychological attitude can affect organic reaction to all disease, cancer included.