| Discussions involving the Law of Attraction or the | | | | families appear to be magnets for the disease while |
| Secret of Attraction predominately revolve around | | | | others appear to be immune? |
| money and wealth. However, wealth is only one | | | | Certainly, I believe, environmental issues play a large |
| aspect of life. Health is of greater daily concern to us | | | | part in the development of cancer. Genetics play a |
| than is wealth but it does not appear to receive the | | | | part. Lifestyle, eating habits and smoking all play a |
| same attention. | | | | part. But what about the Law of Attraction? Does it |
| The Law of Attraction applies to all aspects of our | | | | somehow explain the increasing incidence of cancer |
| lives including our health. We attract our state of | | | | throughout the world. |
| health just as we attract our state of wealth. This | | | | The Law of Attraction requires three steps: ask, |
| attraction is, for most people, usually by default. | | | | believe and receive. According to Law of Attraction, |
| While we are usually cognizant of attracting good | | | | the universe will give us exactly what we ask for. Is |
| health into our lives by our activities and philosophies, | | | | not the attention that we give to cancer in a way |
| we are usually totally unaware of attracting disease | | | | sending a message to the universe that we are |
| into our lives. Very few patients with whom I have | | | | asking for more (is not preparing for it asking for |
| dealt have stated initially that they knew they | | | | it?)? Is not the ongoing devotion to the business of |
| created their disease. | | | | cancer telling the universe that we believe we are |
| Cancer is one of the areas where I spend a lot of | | | | ready to receive more of it. We are receiving it with |
| time with patients, families and medical staff. As I | | | | open arms! |
| ponder the Law of Attraction, I often think about | | | | I am not suggesting that any individual wishes to |
| the universal focus on cancer. Cancer is a hot topic. | | | | have cancer. Nor am I suggesting that we should |
| The treatment of cancer is a hot issue. The | | | | stop our research and treatment or our funding for |
| medications for cancer treatment are an expensive | | | | such. That would be foolish. I do notice that very |
| issue. Newspapers, radio stations and television | | | | little emphasis is placed on prevention. As a society, if |
| stations regularly carry articles and programs about | | | | we were not ready to receive cancer, would we not |
| some aspect of cancer. Governments feed more | | | | be taking steps to get rid of the environmental and |
| money into cancer research and treatment. | | | | publicly promoted lifestyle and eating habits that we |
| Pharmaceutical companies develop more expensive | | | | know contribute to cancer? |
| medications for its treatment and make more and | | | | I believe the Law of Attraction adds a viable |
| more money. Physicians specialize in its diagnosis and | | | | explanation to the increasing rates of cancer (as well |
| treatment. Treatment teams are set up to work | | | | as many other diseases) in our society. I believe it |
| with the cancer patient and his family. Public forums | | | | applies at both the macro level and the individual level. |
| are held and even court battles are fought over one | | | | I expect little significant change will occur at the |
| type of cancer being given preferential treatment. | | | | macro level and that it is up to each individual to |
| And the incidence of cancer continues to escalate! | | | | apply the tenets of the Law of Attraction to their |
| Why? Why, with all the focus on cancer and the | | | | own lives to protect themselves. I do not believe our |
| enormous amounts of money being spent, does the | | | | governments, industry or large institutions have the |
| incidence of cancer continue to rise? With all the | | | | best interest of the individual in their focus. Thus we |
| expensive treatments, why do people continue to | | | | must learn to protect ourselves from these diseases |
| have recurrence of their cancer? Why do some | | | | by every means possible. |