PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING IN ONCOLOGY - IN PURVIEW OF EPIGENETICS

Oncology is the study that specializes in diagnosis, research and treatment of cancer. A physician who works in the field and provides medical care for cancer survivors is an oncologist. Health can be managed by psychological healing procedures which can elevate mental status of patient and thereby Tridoshas becomes normal as Mansika and Sharirika bhavas affect each other. Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells when the body?s normal control mechanism stops working these cells may form a mass of tissue, called a tumor. Environmental factors and bad lifestyle: such as smoking, alcohol consumption, stress, anxiety, depression, sun exposure etc. several elements can contribute to the development of the disease. These factors affect the ways that DNA communicates with cells. Life is a complex holistic entity and hence reductionistic approach of western modern health and life science. Hence the present article has been added to describe briefly the continuum of ecology- biology- genetic and energetic process of life and their application in Oncology.