Rather than regard their diagnosis as a death sentence, these cancer patients practice self-care techniques that help them withstand the stresses of serious illness and build up their body’s natural defenses. Hear top physicians explain the health benefits of relaxation exercises, breath work, use of healing imagery, writing down thoughts and feelings in a journal and other mind/body practices. These techniques can help reduce cancer pain — and pain medication — and can help to alleviate a patient’s emotional burden during illness.