Tumour (Tumor)

A tumour is the result of an increase in tissue size created through cell proliferation. A tumour is not random damage, malignancy, or a mistake. It is a meaningful tissue change within a special biological program.

The meaning of a tumour depends on the germ layer, brain relay, and phase of the SBS involved.

In old-brain tissues — endoderm and old mesoderm — tumours form during the conflict-active phase. These tissues respond to biological conflicts in the psyche by increasing tissue and function. Endodermal tissues grow in response to morsel conflicts, creating more tissue to obtain, digest, absorb, secrete, or eliminate a literal or metaphorical morsel. Old mesoderm tissues grow in response to attack conflicts, creating thicker or stronger protective tissue.

Once the biological conflict resolves in the psyche, an old-brain tumour stops growing and is broken down during the healing phase by fungi, mycobacteria, or bacteria, if the appropriate microbes are present. If the microbes are not available, the tumour indurates, calcifies, and may wear away over time.

In new-brain tissues — new mesoderm and ectoderm — tissue does not grow during the conflict-active phase. Instead, there is cell loss or functional loss. In these tissues, what is diagnosed as a tumour appears during the healing phase, when tissue is rebuilding after conflictolysis.

New mesoderm tissues, especially, usually rebuild to a larger, stronger, more capable state than before the DHS. The first part of the healing phase of new mesoderm tissues happens "on a schedule," and will take the same amount of time (usually 6-8 weeks for many new mesoderm programs, and nine months for some) irrespective of the intensity and duration of the active conflict. New mesoderm tissues that had a very intense or long-duration active conflict (accumulating a large conflict load) must complete their full healing phase tumour growth at a pace that appears extremely rapid and can be alarming: the organism is restoring tissue and completing the biological adaptation within the schedule of that SBS. This is what is diagnosed as "aggressive cancer."

When a special biological program is complete, meaning that the conflict is resolved and both PCL A and PCL B of the healing phase are complete, any remaining tumour will become part of the new organism. This is what is typically diagnosed as a "benign" tumour.

A tumour must therefore be understood in context. The central questions are not simply, "Is there a growth?" but:

• Which tissue is growing?
• Which germ layer does that tissue belong to?
• Which brain relay is involved?
• Is the SBS in the conflict-active phase or the healing phase?
• What biological conflict in the psyche initiated the program?
• Has conflictolysis occurred?

A tumour is one possible expression of the psyche-brain-body system during a special biological program. It may represent active-phase functional enhancement in old-brain tissues, or healing-phase reconstruction in new-brain tissues. In either case, the tumour belongs to an organized biological process and must be interpreted according to the Five Biological Laws.