Studies on science of prayer underscore Race for the Cure participant's mission

Photo: Dr. Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which studies the relationship between consciousness and matter.

Last in a series that introduces SFKomen Race for the Cure participant Char Maassen and the science studies behind alternative healing she credits with her 10-year survival of two breast cancer diagnoses. In Part One, science reveals a correlation between support group participation and reduced stress, a factor in healing. In Part Two, science supports Maassen's claim that prayer influenced the success of hormone therapy, which ultimately eliminated lesions on her lungs. In this installment: the scientific studies that link prayer, intention, and compassion to health and healing.

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