ABSTRACT
Despite the many advances in knowledge, cancer remains one of the chief causes of death today; the patient who discovers he has cancer faces a major psychological crisis. Not only is fear of death a source of anxiety, but the remaining months or years of life may be filled with pain, debilitation, and perhaps disfiguration. Hypnotic treatment is not a cure for cancer, but it may improve the psychological and social situation of the patient and make the remaining period of his life more comfortable and agreeable than it would otherwise be. This prospect is one of the most humane promises that hypnosis holds.
