I cannot disagree more strongly with the assertation that placebo cannot cure cancer or any other condition. To give an illustration of the power of the mind/body connection I often use the following example:
Consider someone with multiple personality disorder. One of the personalities is a diabetic -- another is not. Or the common case where one of the personalities needs glasses and another does not. Now consider -- are they not the same body? So just how important is belief?
I think you now understand. That is why learning self hypnosis is of enormous value.