Research has shown that meditation lowers blood pressure, eliminates stress and helps with depression.

But patients say nurturing the mind/body connection through meditation plays a significant role in battling cancer.

Marilynn Anderhalt has had cancer four times.

She's had various parts of her body cut out, including much of her jaw.

For her, meditation and yoga are more than just stress relievers. They're cancer fighters.

For years, research has shown that meditation in its various forms lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system, eliminates stress hormones and battles depression.

But, in 30 years of treating cancer patients, Dr. Alexandra Levine has seen it do much more.

Levine saw one patient stop uncontrollable bleeding just by meditating. The same patient then beat the odds with a terminal form of cancer.

Scientists say the future will bring more evidence of this connection.

For now, being "in" the moment is helping people like Marilynn Anderhalt stay cancer-free.