23Dec 2019

PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING IN ONCOLOGY - IN PURVIEW OF EPIGENETICS

  • Assistant Professor, PG Department of Rachana sharir, CBPACS New Delhi
  • PG Scholar, PG Department of Rachana sharir, CBPACS, New Delhi
Crossref Cited-by Linking logo

  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • References
  • Cite This Article as
  • Corresponding Author

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.

  1. Siegel RL, Miller KD, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2019. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2019;69(1):7?34.
  2. Karunanithi G, Sagar RP, Joy A, Vedasoundaram P. Assessment of psychological distress and its effect on quality of life and social functioning in cancer patients. Indian J Palliat Care 2018;24:72-7
  3. Kox M., Stoffels M., Smeekens S. P., et al. The influence of concentration/meditation on autonomic nervous system activity and the innate immune response: a case study.?PsychosomaticMedicine.?2012;74(5):489?494.doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e3182583c6d.?[PubMed] [CrossRef]?[Google Scholar]
  4. Kanherkar RR, Stair SE, Bhatia-Dey N, Mills PJ, Chopra D, Csoka AB. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Integrative Medicine.?Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2017;2017:4365429. doi:10.1155/2017/4365429
  5. Rachel Nall MSN. Cancer: Overview, causes, treatments, and types [Internet]. Medical News Today. MediLexicon International; 2018 [cited 2019Nov20]. Available from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323648.php
  6. Agnivesha, Charak Samhita, Vidyotini Hindi Commentary, Shastri Kashinatha and Chaturvedi Gorakhanatha, Chikitsasthana, Abhayamlakiya Rasayanapada adhyaya (1[1]; 3), P. 2, Chaukhambha Bharti Academy, Varanasi, 2012.
  7. Dwivedi L, Goswami PK. Charak Samhita of Maharshi Agnivesh. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Krishnadas Academy; 2014. p.273.
  8. Gerson S. Ayurvedic Medicine and the Epigenetics of Lyme Disease by Dr. Scott Gerson (Part One) [Internet]. GIAM. GIAM; 2019 [cited 2019Nov20]. Available from: https://www.gersonayurveda.com/giam-blog/2019/5/20/ayurvedic-medicine-and-the-epigenetics-of-lyme-disease-by-dr-scott-gerson-part-one
  9. Jacobs T. L., Epel E. S., Lin J., et al. Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators.?Psychoneuroendocrinology.?2011;36(5):664?681. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.09.010.?[PubMed] [CrossRef]?[Google Scholar]
  10. Pooja et.al. Intervention of Ayurveda as Bioenergetic Medicine In Healthy Aging- In Purview of Epigenetic : A Systematic Review. European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. 2019Apr18,6(6);:339?47.
  11. Thatte U, Dhahanukar S. Ayurveda, The natural alternative, Sci Today. 1991;2001:12-8.
  12. Dusek J. A., Otu H. H., Wohlhueter A. L., et al. Genomic counter-stress changes induced by the relaxation response.?PLoS ONE.?2008;3(7) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002576.e2576?[PMC free article]?[PubMed] [CrossRef]?[Google Scholar]
  13. Pooja Sabharwal, Rima Dada and Chetan Prakash. 2018. ?Cancer and epigenetics interrelationship in prevention and cure?, International Journal of Development Research, 8, (08), 22163-22168.
  14. Epel E., Daubenmier J., Moskowitz J. T., Folkman S., Blackburn E. Can meditation slow rate of cellular aging? Cognitive stress, mindfulness, and telomeres.?Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.?2009;1172:34?53. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04414.x.[PMC free article]?[PubMed] [CrossRef]?[Google Scholar]
  15. Innes K. E., Selfe T. K. Meditation as a therapeutic intervention for adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease?potential benefits and underlying mechanisms.?Frontiers in Psychiatry.?2014;5, article 40doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00040.?[PMC free article]?[PubMed] [CrossRef]?[Google Scholar]
  16. Meditation and yoga can 'reverse' DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests [Internet]. ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily; 2017 [cited 2019Nov20]. Available from: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170615213301.htm
  17. Carlson, L. E., Beattie, T. L., Giese-Davis, J., Faris, P., Tamagawa, R., Fick, L. J., Degelman, E. S. and Speca, M. (2015). Mindfulness-based cancer recovery and supportive-expressive therapy maintain telomere length relative to controls in distressed breast cancer survivors. Cancer, 121: 476?484.
  18. Ornish, D., Magbanua, M.J.,? Weidner, G., Weinberg, V., Kemp, C., Green, C., Mattie, M.D., Marlin, R., Simko, J., Shinohara, K., Haqq, C.M., Carroll, P.R. (2008).?Changes in prostate gene expression in men undergoing an intensive nutrition and lifestyle intervention. PNAS, 834 105(24): 8369-8374.
  19. Pooja S, Bibhuprasad N, Akanksha S. Pranic Healing: A Stress Buster For Cancer Patients. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2019;7(1):380-4.

[Sabharwal Pooja and Sharma Akanksha (2019); PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING IN ONCOLOGY - IN PURVIEW OF EPIGENETICS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Dec). 830-834] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Sabharwal Pooja
Assistant Professor, PG Department of Rachana sharir, CBPACS New Delhi.

DOI:

Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10218      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10218

Download Full Paper

Download PDF No. of Downloads: 17 | No. of Views: 93