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Denise explores in this talk how language: spoken, internal, and increasingly AI-generated, acts as a powerful non-physical factor influencing cancer survivorship through measurable effects on stress, pain, and emotional wellbeing. She explores research into placebo and nocebo effects, clinician communication, and the brain’s role in shaping bodily experience and highlights how words can either undermine or support treatment outcomes. Attendees will gain practical, ethically grounded approaches to using language in ways that reduce harm, foster safety, and actively support healing.