The method of the American oncologist Dr O. Carl Simonton, which we developed, is a controlled visualization - the creation of images reflecting a victory over illness. It would be better if mental pictures become visible and even palpable turning into the collages, drawings or full-fledged paintings. This work can alleviate the ailment dramatically.

"Where is the logic?" Pessimist would ask. What the connection between the scraps of paper and serious illness? Where is the mental imagery and where are the tumors? The method somehow has already saved many lives of people, and Yana Frank is one of them (see her story).

Data gathered from the fundamental works of Dr Simonton eliminates any doubts in an efficiency of this way at least for some patients. Why does the mainstream ignores it? We have no answer. Let us clarify: it's neither a panacea, nor a tabloid sensation. It doesn't deny the usual therapy. All it gives is a chance. A chance to suppress the bad process. A chance for a stabilization. And sometimes a chance for the recovery.

The mind-body connection centers in the hypothalamus that regulates two branches of the autonomic nervous system - the sympathetic, which responds to stress and gets the heart pumping, and the parasympathetic, which calms the body's responses, explains Dr. Green. "These parts of the brain are set up so that they'll respond to our thinking and feelings. So, if your brain regulates your body and your thoughts regulate your brain, it only makes sense that you can affect many of your physical responses, including illness."

Can anatomic and physiologic processes be subjects to "imaginative influence" - collages, drawings or paintings? The numerous facts speak for themselves. The translation from language of art to codes of the body is possible. If the images are convincing for their creator, they become a weapon. The organism strikes back and fights off the enemy. The only necessary condition - you have to do it yourself.

This is your chance. Try it.