Regression of Osteogenic Sarcoma Metastases Associated with Intensive Meditation

The patient, aged 25, underwent a mid-thigh amputation for osteogenic sarcoma 11 months before he first saw me two-and-a-half years ago. He had visible bony lumps of about 2cm in diameter growing from the ribs, sternum and the crest of the ilium, and was coughing up small quantities of blood in which, he said, he could feel small spicules of bone. There were gross opacities in the X-ray films of his lungs. The patient had been told by a specialist that he had only two or three weeks to live, but in virtue of his profession he was already well aware of the pathology and prognosis of his condition. Now two-and-a-half years later, he has moved to another state to resume his former occupation.