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Invitation to Participate in a Pilot Study to Answer Questions Pertaining Clinical Hypnosis, Pancreatic Cancer and the Immune System

WernerAbsenger — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:34:58 -0500

Invitation to Participate in a Pilot Study to Answer Questions Pertaining Clinical Hypnosis, Pancreatic Cancer and the Immune System Spring Lake, MI. – December 14, 2012—Announcing the initiation of an exploratory, randomized controlled interventional study to evaluate the effects of Clinical Hypnosis on the immune system of patients suffering from pancreatic cancer (PaCa). This small, exploratory study will enroll 6 patients suffering from pancreatic cancer in a 2-week (2 sessions, 1 per week) study starting January 18, 2013 and concluding on February 4, 2013.

The Continuum Center for Health and Healing is Expanding!

WernerAbsenger — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:56:32 -0400

Image Credit: CCHH Located in the heart of New York City, the Continuum Center for Health and Healing (CCHH) offers a wide range of integrative treatment approaches. Physicians and practitioners of diverse healing traditions provide primary and specialty care to...

The Society of Psychological Hypnosis (APA Division 30) is calling for presentation proposals for the 2013 Annual Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii

WernerAbsenger — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:34:04 -0400

The Society of Psychological Hypnosis (APA Division 30) is calling for presentation proposals for the 2013 Annual Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, to be held on July 31st to August 4th, 2013. Division 30 will consider submissions pertaining to any of the following...

Nutritional Status: Can it Predict Quality of Life Outcomes in Cancer Patients?

WernerAbsenger — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:35:56 -0400

Oncologists use several different factors to determine how well a patient will respond to treatment. Surgeons evaluate the stage and borders of a patient’s tumor to determine which patients are good candidates for surgery, while medical oncologists look for certain biomarkers to estimate how well a patient will respond to chemotherapy. Now, a new study indicates that doctors can predict quality of life (QoL) outcomes based on the patient’s nutritional status.

Mravec et al. (2008). Neurobiology of Cancer and Mind-Body Medicine

WernerAbsenger — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:55:19 -0400

In this paper Mravec, Gidron, & Hulin, (2008) discuss some of the know facts about the nervous system and tumorigenesis (tumor formation), but also ask if the brain is capable of monitoring and/or modulating tumorigenesis. This is crucial especially if we would like to consider the mind-body modality of hypnosis for use in the oncological setting.