O. Carl Simonton dies at 66; oncologist pioneered mind-body connection to fight cancer
He found that patients who think positively tended to live longer and have fewer side effects. His belief eventually was accepted by mainstream medicine.
Dr. O. Carl Simonton, a radiation oncologist who popularized the mind-body connection in fighting cancer and helped push the once-controversial notion into mainstream medicine, has died. He was 66.
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