Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon’s Experience with Exceptional Patients Audible – Abridged dged
Author: Bernie S. Siegel ID: B007R075O0
Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system. The truth is: love heals. Miracles happen to exceptional patients every day – patients who have the courage to love, those who have the courage to work with their doctors to participate in and influence their own recovery.
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Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 2 hours and 49 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: AbridgedPublisher: HarperAudioAudible.com Release Date: April 3, 2012Language: EnglishID: B007R075O0 Best Sellers Rank: #1032 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Health, Mind & Body > Family & Relationships #1663 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Healing #2850 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help
Five years ago I was diagnosed at the age of 46 with Stage IV colon cancer. What a shock! While receiving treatment (surgery and chemo), I read the medical literature on the subject, so I could understand the evidence behind the various treatment options. I also read this book as well. As I read Dr. Segal’s book, I was impressed, and moved, by the author’s approach. Indeed, I was so impressed that I looked into joining one of his "exceptional cancer patient" (ECaP) groups.
Still, I was concerned that the evidence presented in the book, while heart warming and convincing sounding, was purely anecdotal. Had any proper studies on his methods been carried out and published? Somewhat to my surprise, I found the following article: Gellert GA, Maxwell RM, Seigel BS: "Survival of breast cancer patients receiving adjucntive psychological support therapy: a 10-yr follow-up study." J Clin Oncol 1993; 11:66-69. In this study thirty-four women with breast cancer attending the ECaP program were matched with comparable patients (age, stage of cancer, etc.) from tumor registries. At ten years, there were no differences between the groups in terms of survival (approximately 40% alive at the end of the study).
How disappointing! I have read that Bernie Segal dismissed the study’s methods, and hence its results. My reaction to that is twofold. First of all, as he was one of the principal authors of the study, he had control over the study’s methods. It seems disingenuous to criticize its methods after its completion, given its negative results, especially when he had control over the design of the study. Would he have found its methods acceptable had it shown positive results?
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