Francisco O.Valenzuela is a therapist and cancer researcher. He is a former professor of Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Temuco, Chile. He was a prisoner of conscience between 1973 and 1976...view moreFrancisco O.Valenzuela is a therapist and cancer researcher. He is a former professor of Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Temuco, Chile. He was a prisoner of conscience between 1973 and 1976, during the Pinochet military regime in Chile and Videla military regime in Argentina. A Social Worker, a Transpersonal Psychologist and an Ericksonian Clinical Hypnotherapist, Dr. Valenzuela has been conducting research in cancer and immunosupressive illneses for almost three decades. He is presently a member of the Center for Health and Healing, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, a member of Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP), and a member of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology. He and his wife Matilde, a retired Psychologist, are living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.view less