A rigorous new four-year study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that biofield therapy (BT), another name for energy medicine, reliably and significantly slowed the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer in preclinical models. In repeated studies with cells and mice, BT reduced cancer metastasis by more than 50%, effects researchers said were comparable to chemotherapy but without toxic side effects. BT appeared to influence cancer at a fundamental level, including cellular energy systems, electrical signaling, and gene regulation pathways.
Because these experiments were conducted in cell cultures and animal models, the findings demonstrate effects of BT independent of placebo effects. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal and treatment-resistant forms of cancer, and while further research is needed, this study could open new doors for how we understand cancer and its treatment, and how we approach health and healing more broadly.
“We started with cells and animals so we could be sure there was no placebo effect,” said Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, co-lead author and Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world’s top cancer research institutions. “And what we saw was a consistent, meaningful reduction in tumor invasiveness and metastasis. This study shows that it’s time to further explore how complementary methods like biofield therapy work and if they have a role in cancer care.”
The preliminary BT study sets the stage for human clinical trials and deeper mechanistic exploration. “This study doesn’t answer every question—but it suggests there’s something happening between biofield therapists, the cells, and animals that science needs to better understand,” said Dr. Cohen. “This could open new doors not only for how we understand cancer and its treatment, especially in combination with standard care, but for how we approach health and healing more broadly.”
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