Cancer and a "positive attitude of mind"

Researchers in Canada studying 400 women who had survived breast cancer are suggesting that diet, prayer, exercise and stress reduction all give more credence to their survival than drugs.

Only 4% attributed their survival to Tamoxifen - (the same proportion that attributed their survival to luck!) The overwhelming majority, believed a positive attitude had helped them to keep the disease at bay. 42% of the women cited stress as the most common cause whilst doctors believed there was more evidence that hormones and diet were the contributing factors. These women frequently used complementary therapies to help provide a "sense of control over the disease"

Friday, 30 March 2001