This book discusses the therapeutic properties of hypnosis in the treatment of life-threatening diseases. Bringing to the debate a history of hypnosis plus a series of case studies, this work examines the science of hypnosis, successful integration into cancer treatment myths supporting opposition to hypnosis. It raises questions about the direction medicine has taken and considers future developments. Presenting compelling arguments for offering hypnosis to cancer sufferers, this work provides crucial insight into the body's healing abilities—an insight that medical professionals and everyone interested in the way diseases are treated cannot afford to ignore. [Edit review] [Delete review]