Busting the myth that there are no scientific studies proving that energy healing works

One of my favourite pastimes is to sit at my computer and play with Google. A lot of the time the topics I Google have to do with health and healing, in particular energy healing and cancer. That was how I found Dr. Bill Bengston and his mouse studies way back when in 2007.

My most recent search produced the website of a qigong healer named Brian Brown who has compiled a long list of recent studies on energy healing and cancer, with titles such as

• Energy Healing for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Breast Cancer
• Energy Healing and Medical Qigong for Cancer
• Medical Qigong for Cancer: A randomized controlled study of 162 cancer patients
• Treating Cervical Cancer Patients at the University of Iowa using Energy Healing
• The Use of Energy Healing in Integrative Oncology at the University of Iowa
• Energy Healing for Pain and Fatigue in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
• Energy Healing Induces Apoptosis and Inhibits Migration and Invasion of Breast Cancer Cells
• Energy Healing Exhibits Selective Cytotoxicity Towards Prostate Cancer Cells and Protective Effects on Normal Cells
• Effects of Energy Healing on Symptoms of Advanced Cancer
• Effect of Energy Healing on Viability and Proliferation of Cultured Cancer Cells In Vitro
• Medical Qigong for Cancer Patients
• Harvard University Medical School Researchers find that Energy Healing is Cytotoxic to Pancreatic Cancer Cells But Not to Normal Cells
• Energy Healing Induces Cell Death in Lung Cancer Cells
• Growth Inhibition of Liver Cancer Cells by Energy Healing
• The Effect of Medical Qigong on Cognitive Function in Cancer Patients
• Energy Healing for Pediatric Oncology Patients
• Qigong for Women Undergoing Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
• The Acute Effects of Energy Healing on Symptoms of Cancer
• The Influences of Qigong on Blood Cell Counts in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy

I recommend visiting Brian's site for the links.