Spontaneous Remission
Alternative and
complementary health practitioners have seen innumerable
examples of the capacity of the human body to heal itself.
Not only functional dis-ease (where there may not be any
measurable pathological or physical change in the body’s
functions) but in cases of pathological tissue change, the
body’s ability to heal is often astounding. When such a
healing takes place this is often called a “spontaneous
remission” among modern medical practitioners:
“spontaneous” because there is no apparent or measurable
cause to this healing, and “remission” because there is a
lessening or reversal of the disease process.
The Institute for Noetic
Sciences is an
organization that has been exploring “leading-edge
research into the potentials and powers of
consciousness—including perceptions, beliefs, attention,
intention, and intuition. The Institute explores
phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional
scientific models, while maintaining a commitment to
scientific rigor.” One of their projects has resulted in
the publication of an online database in which they have
“assembled the largest database
of medically
reported cases of spontaneous remission in the world,
with more than 3,500 references from more than 800
journals in 20 different languages.” For an introduction
to this work use the following link (http://www.noetic.org/research/sr/whatis.html).
Such cases provide both hope and evidence for cancer
patients (as well as other chronic disease sufferers) that
the diagnosis of cancer is not necessarily a death
sentence. It is important that those who have been
diagnosed with cancer take a close look at the factors
(especially the psychological and spiritual) involved in
those patients who experienced a spontaneous remission.
See http://www.noetic.org/research/sr/faqs.html#Causes