19/06/2025
インターネットアーカイブに「がんの物語―DNAと心・思いの関係」を登録しました。
https://archive.org/details/20210319_202506/page/n13/mode/2up
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本書は、がんの医学的理解と人間存在への問いを融合させた啓発的な論考です。第1部では、がんの定義、診断、統計、発がんの仕組み、予防策、治療法まで、幅広く網羅的に解説。特に、生活習慣や感染症、DNA異常ががんの発症とどう関わるかを具体的に論じます。さらに「先祖返り」仮説など新たな視点も紹介されます。
第2部では、DNAの起源を宇宙・地球・生物の歴史に照らしてたどり、人間ががんや病気を経験することの意味を深く問います。がん細胞が発現する背景に、人間の「思い」や「意識」が影響を与えている可能性があるという観点から、がんの存在を単なる災厄ではなく、心の在り方を見直す機会と捉えます。
著者は、臨床経験を踏まえつつ、がんを“敵”として見るだけでなく、自己や人生の本質と向き合うための契機として捉え直すよう読者に提言します。生物の設計図であるDNAと、私たちの心の持ちようとの関係を結びつけながら、人間の存在や宇宙の本質にまで思索を広げていく一冊です。
This book is a profound exploration of cancer from both medical and philosophical perspectives. Written by Dr. Akio Kohama, a cardiologist at Japan’s National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, it combines scientific clarity with deep human inquiry.
Part I provides a comprehensive overview of cancer’s nature—its definitions, diagnosis, statistical trends, causes, and treatments. The author explains how cancer arises from abnormalities in DNA, influenced by lifestyle, infections, and environmental factors. Unique to this work is the introduction of the “atavism hypothesis,” which suggests that cancer cells may represent a reversion to primitive cellular behaviors from early evolutionary stages.
In Part II, the narrative expands to the cosmic and evolutionary origins of DNA, tracing its 3.8-billion-year journey through the history of life on Earth. Here, Dr. Kohama questions the meaning of life, illness, and death, suggesting that cancer is not merely a destructive force but an opportunity—a mirror reflecting our inner states of mind and consciousness.
He proposes that our thoughts and emotional energy may influence DNA stability, and that disease can be seen as a chance to examine and correct the distortions in our consciousness. Through this lens, cancer becomes more than a medical condition; it is part of a larger cosmic process guiding us back to our original, compassionate nature.
Ultimately, The Story of Cancer challenges readers to reconsider what it means to live, suffer, and heal—not just physically, but spiritually.