In 2004 Dr. Christina Liossi, studied eighty children in four groups of twenty in Wales. Two of the groups were treated by hypnosis and anesthetic before undergoing surgical cancer procedures, and two control groups had anesthetic alone. All of the eighty children were aged between six and sixteen. Forty children who were treated by hypnosis were hypnotized by psychologists and were taught to self hypnotize themselves. The children were all asked to rate their pain on a naught to five basis before they were subjected to any treatment, then they were asked to rate it again afterward.
According to Dr Gruzelier, a doctor from Imperial College in London, when people are hypnotized some changes occur. The patients who undergone hypnosis was observed to have fewer symptoms associated as side effects of cancer treatment.
Because of the intrusive nature of surgery, breast cancer surgery patients have these side effects more than the others. Hypnosis given to a breast cancer patient who will undergo surgery required less anesthetic but in the end got less post operative emotional distress and pain fatigue. Dr David Spiegel said that the treatment worked by changing the patients perception of pain by redirecting the mind elsewhere.
"The key concept is that this psychological procedure actually changes pain experience as much as many analgesic medications and far more than placebos."
More research needs to be carried out before this is likely to be introduced into mainstream cancer treatments. Dr Christina Liossi thinks that hypnosis can prolong the life expectancy of cancer sufferers. However more clinical trials will be necessary to support this. Over the past thirty years, there have been a small number of observational studies and quasi experimental studies which have suggested that psychological factors may influence the outcome of the disease. However there have been no clinical trials that support the idea that any psychosocial interventions have prolonged the time of survival or affected the time of survival.
You wont lose by trying. So if you will be facing surgery you can talk to your doctor and open the idea. It may help you to save more.
According to Dr Gruzelier, a doctor from Imperial College in London, when people are hypnotized some changes occur. The patients who undergone hypnosis was observed to have fewer symptoms associated as side effects of cancer treatment.
Because of the intrusive nature of surgery, breast cancer surgery patients have these side effects more than the others. Hypnosis given to a breast cancer patient who will undergo surgery required less anesthetic but in the end got less post operative emotional distress and pain fatigue. Dr David Spiegel said that the treatment worked by changing the patients perception of pain by redirecting the mind elsewhere.
"The key concept is that this psychological procedure actually changes pain experience as much as many analgesic medications and far more than placebos."
More research needs to be carried out before this is likely to be introduced into mainstream cancer treatments. Dr Christina Liossi thinks that hypnosis can prolong the life expectancy of cancer sufferers. However more clinical trials will be necessary to support this. Over the past thirty years, there have been a small number of observational studies and quasi experimental studies which have suggested that psychological factors may influence the outcome of the disease. However there have been no clinical trials that support the idea that any psychosocial interventions have prolonged the time of survival or affected the time of survival.
You wont lose by trying. So if you will be facing surgery you can talk to your doctor and open the idea. It may help you to save more.
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