 The second CAM of interest to us was relaxation response therapy RRT, described and pioneered at the MindBody Medical Institute, directed by Herbert Benson, MD. The MindBody Medical Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of mindbody interactions, including RRT. Three to four hundred cancer patients per year participate in programs at the MindBody Medical Institute. Interventions using RRT in combination with cognitive restructuring CR counseling are commonly employed and are felt to be successful in cancer patients by the practitioners who deliver them. 