WHEN THE BODY LOSES ITS FITRAH
You may have spent years caring for everyone around you — your family, your work, your responsibilities and the people who depend on you. In the name of love and responsibility, it is easy to give away pieces of yourself quietly: your sleep, your time, your energy and sometimes even the attention your own health has been asking for. We rarely notice it happening. Life simply becomes full. Until health changes — and suddenly the ordinary things feel precious again: waking with energy, sleeping peacefully, enjoying a meal, walking without discomfort or making plans without fear.
Cancer makes this truth especially profound. It may begin with abnormal cells and tissues, but its impact rarely stays there. It can change the rhythm of a family, disturb sleep, reshape emotions, challenge confidence and alter the way a person imagines tomorrow. The medical condition may be located in the body, but the experience belongs to the whole human being.
Yet illness does not diminish human worth. A person living with eye cancer remains worthy of tenderness, dignity, attention and care. Sometimes, after years of listening to everyone else, illness reminds us to begin listening inward — to our own bodies, too. Eye cancer can carry an additional burden because the eyes are closely connected with vision, mobility, reading, work, communication and the way we interact with the world around us.
A change in vision or a diagnosis involving the eye can therefore affect much more than one organ. A person living with eye cancer remains worthy of tenderness, dignity, attention and care. This leads us to a deeper question: What happens when the natural order that helps the body maintain balance begins to change?
At Ibnu Sina Wellness, this is where we begin looking beyond one tumour or diagnosis. We model the fundamentals of Ibnu Sina’s medical philosophy through a contemporary whole-person framework that considers the body-heart-mind-soul. [1] The body is not a collection of isolated parts. The human body functions as one connected living system, connected to the environment and way of life.
BUT WHY DOES CANCER DEVELOP?
After a cancer diagnosis, one question can become difficult to escape: “Why did this happen?”
Cancer is a complex group of diseases in which abnormal cells can grow beyond their usual boundaries and, in some cancers, invade surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body. Cancer develops through interactions between cellular changes and multiple biological, environmental and lifestyle influences. [2] But cells do not live in isolation. Cells also exist within biological environments. They interact with neighbouring cells, blood vessels, immune cells, signalling molecules and the extracellular matrix surrounding them.
Inflammation is one example. It is normally part of the body’s protective response. But when inflammatory activity remains active over a prolonged period, it can contribute to tissue dysfunction and biological processes associated with long-term disease, including cancer. [4] This gives us a more useful way to think about cancer. Cancer is not simply a lump that suddenly appeared. It is a complex disease occurring within an equally complex human body.
And therefore we ask: How do we understand the condition of the whole system rather than looking only at the place where the disease becomes visible?
WHAT MAKES EYE CANCER DIFFERENT?
Eye cancer is not one single disease. The term includes different malignancies that arise within or around the eye, and these cancers can originate from very different cell types and anatomical structures. Ocular malignancies include uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, lymphoma and several other rarer primary or secondary tumours. [3] Because these diseases are biologically different, they should not be treated as though one set of symptoms, risk factors or treatments applies to every eye cancer.
In adults, uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy. It develops from melanocytes within the uveal tract, which includes the iris, ciliary body and choroid. [5] [6] Retinoblastoma, by contrast, arises from the retina and primarily affects young children. [3] Other cancers may involve the conjunctiva, orbit, lacrimal structures or lymphoid tissues, while cancers arising elsewhere in the body can also metastasise to ocular tissues. [3]
This means the phrase “eye cancer” is only the beginning of the diagnosis. The exact tumour type matters. Its anatomical location matters. Its size and stage matter. And its molecular and pathological characteristics may matter. Possible symptoms also vary. Some ocular tumours may initially produce few or no symptoms. Others may cause blurred or altered vision, flashes of light, new floaters, visual-field changes, a visible pigmented area, change in the appearance of the eye, or other unexplained visual symptoms. [3] [5]
These symptoms can occur for many reasons unrelated to cancer. But persistent or unexplained changes in vision or appearance of the eye deserve appropriate medical assessment. For suspected uveal melanoma, specialist ophthalmic evaluation can include clinical examination and ocular imaging. Diagnosis and management are highly specialised and depend on tumour location, dimensions and other clinical features. [5]
Understanding these disease-specific differences matters. But the eye still belongs to a living person whose physical health, vision, independence, emotions, relationships, responsibilities and spiritual wellbeing continue alongside the diagnosis. The tumour matters. But so does the person living through everything around it.
WHAT DID IBNU SINA UNDERSTAND ABOUT HEALTH AND DISEASE?
Ibnu Sina — also known as Avicenna — wrote more than 450books including Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, or The Canon of Medicine. His medical writings reflected the knowledge and medical framework beyond his historical period, including the humoral theory — a model that explained health through the balance of bodily humours or fluids. [8] An important principle within Ibnu Sina’s medical reasoning remains deeply relevant to the philosophy of Ibnu Sina Wellness: do not understand one part of ailment without understanding the condition of the whole person. [1]
At Ibnu Sina Wellness, we have taken inspiration from this whole-person orientation and developed it into a contemporary framework. The disease may appear in one part of the body, but the person experiencing it is always more than that one part.
IBNU SINA WELLNESS — MODELING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF IBNU SINA MEDICINE
Ibnu Sina Wellness was established in 2015 in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. Since then, our work has focused on bringing whole-person principles into a structured wellness model. We have served people from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei, including people living with complex and long-standing health challenges. Through that experience, one principle has remained central to our philosophy: We do not reduce a person to a diagnosis. We want to understand the whole human being.
THE BPS-S LENS VIEWS THE PERSON BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS
This is where the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual, or BPS-S, framework becomes especially important. BPS-S recognises that human health and illness are experienced across interconnected biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions. These dimensions do not exist as separate compartments. They belong to one human life. [1]
For someone living with eye cancer, the biological dimension includes the exact tumour type, vision, tumour location, disease extent, symptoms, treatment, ocular function, sleep, nutrition and recovery needs. The psychological dimension may include fear, uncertainty, concern about losing vision, anxiety about treatment, recurrence or metastasis and worry about changes in appearance or independence. The social dimension may include driving, reading, employment, mobility, family responsibilities, treatment appointments, financial concerns and the need for additional practical support.
The spiritual dimension includes meaning, hope, purpose, relationship with Allah and the way a person understands illness within the wider journey of life. These dimensions interact. A visual change can affect confidence and independence. Treatment may influence appearance or visual function. Reduced vision can change how a person moves through familiar environments or performs everyday activities.
Whole-person care therefore creates space to understand not only the biological condition, but also what the person is carrying emotionally, socially and spiritually. [9] Ophthalmic rehabilitation in oncology therefore extends beyond visual acuity alone. It can include optical aids, adaptive technologies, reconstructive support, visual rehabilitation and counselling to address functional and psychosocial consequences of cancer or its treatment. [10] The literature also emphasises preserving or maximising remaining visual function and quality of life where possible. [10]
This evidence concerns ocular disability and rehabilitation across oncology care and should not be interpreted as meaning that every person with eye cancer will experience major visual loss. A diagnosis tells us what disease is present. It does not tell us everything the person is carrying. To care for the person well, we must first learn to see the person as a whole.
AT IBNU SINA WELLNESS, WE DO NOT LOOK AT ONLY ONE DISEASE
When someone comes to us with eye cancer, we do not want to see only the words written on a medical report. We want to see: THE WHOLE PERSON. Within the Ibnu Sina Wellness functional framework, body functions are mapped across:
12 MAJOR BODY SYSTEMS
and
120 MICRO-SYSTEMS.
The 120 Micro-Systems are an Ibnu Sina Wellness functional framework. They give our practitioners and educators a more detailed way of asking: “Where is the body’s function giving us a signal?” Instead of seeing only one tumour within one eye, we look at the interconnected network supporting the person.
THE 12 SYSTEMS ARE NOT 12 SEPARATE MACHINES
The human body is made up of systems with different responsibilities, but they do not function like twelve separate machines. The nervous system communicates and coordinates. The endocrine system regulates through hormones. The cardiovascular system circulates blood, oxygen and nutrients, while the respiratory system performs the essential exchange of gases. The digestive system processes and absorbs what we eat, the liver carries out vital metabolic and processing functions, and the urinary system regulates fluids while eliminating metabolic waste. [11]
The same interdependence continues throughout the body. The immune system protects and monitors, the lymphatic system supports immune function and fluid balance, the musculoskeletal system provides structure and movement, the integumentary system — the skin, hair, nails and associated structures — protects the body while interacting with the external environment, and the reproductive system carries reproductive and hormonal functions. [11]
Vision depends on much more than the eye alone. Light entering the eye must be focused through its optical structures, detected by retinal cells and converted into neural signals. These signals then travel through the optic pathways to the brain, where visual information is processed and interpreted. [11] The eye also depends on blood vessels for oxygen and nutrients, muscles for coordinated movement, nerves for sensation and autonomic regulation, and surrounding tissues for protection and structural support.
The nervous and cardiovascular systems therefore participate continuously in normal visual function. The eye is not an isolated camera. But none of these systems operates independently. Hormones travel through the circulation. The lungs and cardiovascular system work together to deliver oxygen. The kidneys regulate fluids and electrolytes. The nervous and endocrine systems coordinate countless processes throughout the body. [11] The body works through connection.
And that is why understanding one part often requires us to look at the system surrounding it.
THE 120 MICRO-SYSTEMS AS CHECKPOINTS
This is where our 120 Micro-Systems become particularly important. Rather than beginning only with the question, “What disease do you have?”, we begin by looking more closely at the signals the body is giving us. Which system is signalling that something has changed? Which micro-system may be involved? What function is being affected? What may be disturbing that function? And what root-cause factors may need to be explored? This creates a pathway for deeper investigation:
Symptom → System → Micro-System → Function → Imbalance → Root-Cause Factors → Restoration of Balance
The purpose is to move beyond naming the symptom and stopping there. A symptom can tell us where to begin looking, but it does not necessarily tell us the whole story. The symptom is not the end of the investigation. It is the beginning.
WHY THE MICRO-SYSTEM CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE WHOLE PERSON
There is another principle that is essential: a micro-system does not exist separately from the life of the person experiencing the problem. A biological function may be under strain, while the same person may also be experiencing fear, anxiety, grief, anger, uncertainty, disturbed sleep, changes in relationships, loss of confidence, caregiving demands or spiritual distress. The BPS-S perspective helps us understand how these dimensions exist within the same life. What happens in the body is experienced by a person who also has emotions, thoughts, relationships, responsibilities and a spiritual life. [1]
So when we say “we look at the micro-system,” we are not looking only at biology. We are also asking what is happening emotionally and mentally, what is happening within relationships and circumstances, and what is happening within the spiritual dimension of life. Because these are not separate human beings. They are dimensions of one human life. And that is why understanding the micro-system must always lead us back to understanding the whole person.
THE MICRO-SYSTEM IS A BIOLOGICAL CHECKPOINT — BUT THE PERSON IS MORE THAN BIOLOGY
Imagine a city. You cannot understand its condition by looking at one building alone. Roads, water systems, electricity, communication networks, transportation, waste management, security and emergency services all depend upon smaller functions working together. The human body is far more complex. Every major system contains specialised functions, and those functions continuously interact with others.
But the human being adds another layer: the person living inside that body has emotions, thoughts, relationships, memories, responsibilities, values and a spiritual life. [9] The visual system is built on biological cooperation. But the person living through eye cancer adds another layer entirely. The physical condition is real. But so is the person experiencing it. A biological checkpoint can help us understand what is happening within the body, but it can never describe the whole human being.
WHAT DOES “TOXIC BURDEN” MEAN AT IBNU SINA WELLNESS?
One of the concepts we investigate at Ibnu Sina Wellness is toxic burden. This can include harmful exposures associated with cancer risk, such as tobacco smoke, alcohol, air pollution, ultraviolet and ionising radiation, cancer-causing infections and particular occupational or environmental carcinogens. [2] [12] We also look at the wider metabolic and lifestyle environment surrounding the individual. Excess body weight, physical inactivity and patterns of nutrition are among the modifiable factors studied in relation to cancer risk, while chronic inflammation forms part of the wider biological environment relevant to disease. [4] [12]
Sleep and prolonged stress matter here for a different but equally human reason. They shape the way a person functions, copes and moves through illness, and therefore belong within the wider whole-person picture. [1] [10] This can include harmful exposures associated with cancer risk generally, such as tobacco smoke, alcohol, air pollution, ultraviolet and ionising radiation, cancer-causing infections and particular occupational or environmental carcinogens. [2] [12]
But eye cancer requires an important scientific distinction. There is no single environmental risk profile that applies to all ocular malignancies. Even uveal melanoma should not simply be treated as though it has the same risk profile as cutaneous melanoma. Although both arise from melanocytes and are more frequently reported in people with fair phenotypic characteristics, the evidence linking ultraviolet radiation to uveal melanoma is very different from that for melanoma of the skin. Overall, uveal melanoma is not linked to ultraviolet exposure in the same way as cutaneous melanoma; however, the 2026 ESMO guideline notes iris melanoma as an exception. [5] [6]
This distinction is important. We should not import a skin-cancer explanation into an eye-cancer article simply because both diseases use the word “melanoma.” Recognised uveal melanoma risk contexts can include fair phenotype and particular ocular or genetic predispositions, but the importance of individual factors differs and having a risk factor does not mean that cancer will inevitably develop. [6] [7]
Genetic predisposition is also not a toxin. Some people carry inherited alterations that influence cancer susceptibility, while many uveal melanomas develop without an identifiable inherited syndrome. Stress, emotional burden, sleep and nutrition may influence general health, function and coping, but they should not be presented as established causes of uveal melanoma or other eye cancers. [1]
Toxic burden is therefore not one mysterious substance or a universal explanation for eye cancer. It is a framework for examining potentially harmful exposures and modifiable burdens while keeping established evidence, genetic predisposition, general health and the lived experience of illness scientifically distinct. At Ibnu Sina Wellness, we bring these pieces together to understand the wider pattern of exposures, physiological demands and modifiable burdens surrounding the person. The body does not experience life as a list of separate risk factors. It experiences the pattern created by them over time. Toxic burden is therefore not one substance. It is the cumulative pattern of what the body has repeatedly been asked to process, tolerate and adapt to over time.
THE BIOLOGICAL BURDEN AND THE EMOTIONAL-MENTAL-SOUL BURDEN
A person may carry biological burdens while also carrying grief, fear, anger, betrayal, loneliness or unresolved emotional pain. The mind can carry its own burden too — constant worrying, overthinking, perfectionism, self-criticism, uncertainty or feeling that one must always remain strong. Daily life may add another layer through caregiving responsibilities, financial pressure, relationship conflict, work demands and long periods of uncertainty. There is also the spiritual dimension. A person may struggle with meaning, hope, spiritual connection, trust in Allah or the feeling that life has lost its direction. Spiritual distress has also been described among people living with cancer. [15]
A person may carry biological burdens alongside fear, grief, loneliness, uncertainty, overthinking, financial pressure or relationship strain. Eye cancer may bring concerns that are uniquely connected to vision. A person may worry about whether vision can be preserved, whether treatment will change the appearance of the eye, whether they will still be able to drive or work, or whether the tumour may recur or spread. For people with metastatic disease, particularly metastatic uveal melanoma, uncertainty may extend far beyond the eye itself.
Ophthalmic rehabilitation literature recognises that cancer and its treatment can produce visual disability with functional and psychosocial consequences, supporting the importance of rehabilitation, adaptive technologies and counselling where needed. [10] These experiences matter. But they should not be presented as biological causes of the cancer. There is also the spiritual dimension. A person may struggle with meaning, hope, spiritual connection or trust in Allah. Spiritual distress has been described among people living with cancer. [15]
These experiences can shape how a person lives through illness, but they do not establish why eye cancer developed. This is why the BPS-S perspective matters. The biology matters. But so do the heart, the mind, the life surrounding the person, and the soul.
OVERHAUL BODY™ — SUPPORTS THE WHOLE SYSTEM
This is where Overhaul Body™ fits into the Ibnu Sina Wellness philosophy. Overhaul Body™ is designed as a whole-person journey that looks beyond the tumour to the wider person and the interconnected systems supporting them. Ibnu Sina Wellness offers a new era in cancer healthcare — without chemotherapy, without surgery, without radiation, and without machine-based treatment. Within ISW, its Recovery Plan is structured around 15 integrated methods spanning herbal medicine, mind, natural lifestyle and spiritual care.
This reflects the wider Ibnu Sina Wellness whole-person philosophy, which brings together the body, heart, mind and soul and incorporates approaches such as herbal remedies, natural lifestyle practices, nutrition and spiritual care. [1] This wider supportive view also aligns with the field of integrative oncology, where supportive approaches may be considered alongside cancer-directed care. [17] Within the ISW framework, support begins by strengthening foundations such as nutrition, appropriate movement, bowel movement, sleep, rest and recovery, emotional wellbeing, mental wellbeing and spiritual wellbeing.
This describes the Ibnu Sina Wellness supportive whole-person programme. It should not be interpreted as evidence that a wellness programme replaces medically indicated ophthalmic assessment or cancer-directed treatment for eye cancer. Eye-cancer treatment varies substantially because different ocular cancers are biologically different. For uveal melanoma, management depends on tumour location, size, visual potential, disease stage and individual clinical circumstances. Local treatment can include specialist radiation techniques or surgery, with treatment selected according to the characteristics of the tumour and affected eye. [5]
Some patients may require enucleation when eye-preserving approaches are not appropriate. When uveal melanoma spreads beyond the eye, management becomes oncological and highly specialised. Depending on the pattern and extent of metastatic disease, systemic and/or liver-directed approaches may be considered. Uveal melanoma has a particular tendency to metastasise to the liver. [5] [7] Contemporary guidelines distinguish clearly between treatment of the primary ocular tumour and management of metastatic disease. [5] [7]
Molecular and genetic testing may also contribute to prognostication and surveillance in selected patients. [7] These statements apply to uveal melanoma. They should not automatically be transferred to retinoblastoma, ocular lymphoma or other eye malignancies, which have different disease pathways and treatments. Tissue repair involves coordinated interactions among cells, signalling molecules and the extracellular matrix as damaged tissues move towards restoration. [16] These are normal biological processes.
Normal physiology itself depends on ongoing processes of regulation and repair. Homeostasis describes the body’s continuous regulation of its internal environment. [11] Tissue repair involves coordinated interactions among cells, signalling molecules and the extracellular matrix as damaged tissue moves towards restoration. [16] These processes remind us of something important: The body is constantly working to regulate, communicate and repair. Our role is to support the person living within that body. And ultimately, the aim of Overhaul Body™ is to support the whole person.
We support the body.
We support the person.
And we leave healing ultimately to Allah.
WHAT DOES “UNLOAD” MEAN?
When we say Overhaul Body™ aims to unload harmful burdens, we mean addressing factors that can reasonably be changed. This may include reducing avoidable harmful exposures, improving nutrition, supporting bowel movement and normal elimination, improving sleep, encouraging appropriate movement, creating space for rest and recovery and addressing emotional, mental and spiritual burdens.
For eye cancer, however, unloading must remain scientifically careful. There is no evidence-based basis for telling a person with uveal melanoma that removing a particular lifestyle burden will remove the tumour, nor should ultraviolet exposure be presented as an established uveal-melanoma cause in the same way it is for cutaneous melanoma. [6] The wider whole-person approach may include supporting nutrition, sleep, recovery, appropriate physical activity, emotional wellbeing, mental wellbeing and spiritual wellbeing.
Where cancer or treatment affects visual function, appropriate ophthalmic rehabilitation may also help preserve independence and maximise remaining visual capacity. [10] But supportive care does not replace tumour-directed treatment. A suspicious ocular lesion or unexplained persistent visual change requires appropriate ophthalmic assessment. Unloading, in this sense, is about helping the body and the person function with less unnecessary burden without confusing general wellness support with cancer treatment.
Sometimes support begins not by adding more, but by asking: What can reasonably be reduced? Because our framework contains 120 Micro-Systems, we can then ask more focused questions: Which functions need attention? Which systems are under strain? Which burdens may be modifiable? What does this person need biologically, psychologically, socially and spiritually? Unloading, in this sense, is about making room for the body and the person to function with less unnecessary burden.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CANCER CELL?
Cancer cells involve complex biological changes. They may grow abnormally, escape normal growth controls, interact with surrounding tissue and, in some cancers, invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body. [2] [3] Because eye cancer is an umbrella term, there is no single molecular pathway that explains every ocular malignancy. Uveal melanoma provides a clear example.
Although it develops from melanocytes, its molecular biology differs significantly from cutaneous melanoma. Frequently described early driver alterations involve GNAQ and GNA11, while other changes involving genes such as CYSLTR2 can activate related signalling pathways. [13] Additional molecular alterations contribute to prognosis and tumour progression. For example, BAP1 alterations and particular chromosomal changes are associated with higher metastatic risk in subsets of uveal melanoma, while other molecular profiles can have different prognostic implications. [13]
These findings help explain why genetic and molecular profiling has become an important research and prognostic area in uveal melanoma. But the tumour cell does not exist entirely alone. Uveal melanoma develops within a specialised ocular and immune environment. Single-cell RNA-sequencing research has revealed substantial intratumour heterogeneity and diverse immune and stromal populations within the uveal-melanoma microenvironment. [14]
This research is helping scientists understand immune interactions, tumour evolution and potential future therapeutic targets. [14] But its scope must remain clear. Single-cell findings, molecular signatures and emerging targets should not automatically be interpreted as established treatment benefits for every person with uveal melanoma. This biology remains important within whole-person care.
Within the ISW framework, Overhaul Body™ focuses on supporting the person and the interconnected systems surrounding that biological challenge, while strengthening modifiable foundations across the wider health journey. [1] The cancer cell remains important. But it is not the whole story.
THE LAW OF FITRAH
At Ibnu Sina Wellness, we describe this wider natural order through Fitrah. Fitrah refers to the natural disposition and order created by Allah. Within the ISW BPS-S model, this provides a wider spiritual lens through which health, balance and the human being are understood. [1]
At the biological level, the body demonstrates remarkable processes of regulation and repair. When tissues are injured, repair involves coordinated interactions among cells, signalling molecules and the extracellular matrix — the structural material surrounding cells — as the tissue works towards restoration. [16] The body also continuously regulates temperature, blood glucose, fluid and electrolyte balance, acidity and many other internal conditions.
Physiology describes this maintenance of internal stability as homeostasis — the body’s ability to maintain an internal environment compatible with normal function despite changing conditions. [11] When tissue is injured, repair involves coordinated interactions among cells, signalling molecules and the extracellular matrix. [16] These are biological processes.
Within the ISW framework, Fitrah gives this natural order a wider meaning. It invites us to recognise that the human body is not merely a machine. It is a living system created with extraordinary organisation by the Almighty Creator. Our responsibility is to support that order as best we can.
THE WHOLE PERSON — NOT ONLY THE CANCER
This brings us to one of the most important principles at Ibnu Sina Wellness: We do not only look at the disease.
We look at the body — the physical body and its systems.
We look at the heart — emotional wellbeing and the experiences carried within us.
We look at the mind — thoughts, perceptions, beliefs and patterns of thinking.
And we look at the soul — meaning, purpose, relationship with Allah and spiritual wellbeing.
At the same time, the BPS-S lens reminds us to understand the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions together. [1] Within the body, we look across the 12 body systems and the 120 Micro-Systems as functional checkpoints. This gives us a much richer question than simply asking: “What disease do you have?”
We ask: What is your body telling us? Which system is giving the signal? Which functional micro-system may be involved? What is affecting its function? What biological burdens are present? What emotional and mental burdens are present? What is happening in the person’s relationships and circumstances? What is happening in the person’s life and soul? And ultimately: What do we need to understand about the whole you?
COME AND HEAL “ALL” PARTS OF YOU
If you are living with eye cancer and do not know what to do, if you have completed treatment and are living with concern that it may return, or if a persistent change in vision or unexplained change in the appearance of the eye is worrying you, perhaps what you need is a place where people see more than the diagnosis. Come and speak with our professionals.
At Ibnu Sina Wellness, established in 2015 in Kajang, Selangor, we welcome you as a whole person. Our multidisciplinary team includes Hakeema, Hakeem, medical doctors, nutrition professionals, physiotherapists and counsellors, working within the broader whole-person philosophy of Ibnu Sina Wellness. We want to understand your history, your body, your systems and your 120 functional Micro-Systems. We want to understand your nutrition, movement, bowel movement and sleep, as well as your emotional wellbeing, mental patterns, life circumstances and spiritual wellbeing. We want to understand the person behind the diagnosis.
Because what you need now is not another person simply telling you what is wrong with you. We will sit with you to understand the whole you and ask: What has happened to you? What is your body telling us? Which systems need attention? Which burdens can we reduce? How can we support your 120 Micro-Systems? And how can we help you move towards greater balance and Fitrah?
For a consultation, kindly call Ibnu Sina Wellness at 03-604 30663. You may also join Ibnu Sina Wellness Official on TikTok LIVE for general guidance and transform your perspective on daily life issues. You deserve to be cared for as a whole human being. You deserve compassion, dignity and the opportunity to be heard. And you deserve support for the body, heart, mind and soul that have carried you this far. May Allah grant you wellbeing, strengthen your body, calm your heart, illuminate your mind, strengthen your soul and guide you towards what is best for you.
HAKEEMA ROZAINAH
Founder & CEO of Ibnu Sina Wellness
Registered Practitioner with Ministry of Health Malaysia (Act 775 Traditional and Complementary Medicine)
Pioneer of WHO’s Biopsychosocial- spiritual medicine in Malaysia
Specializing in Ibn Sina Medicine, with a focus on herbal therapy for cancer management
Understanding the Whole Person. Discovering the Root. Supporting the Systems. Caring for the 120 Micro-Systems. Returning Towards Fitrah.
REFERENCES
1. Hakeema Rozainah, & Prof. Dato Sri Dr. Abu Hassan Asaari. (2025). Biopsychosocial-Spiritual: A New Era in Healthcare. ISW Media Sdn. Bhd.
2. World Health Organization. (2023). Cancer fact sheets.
3. Shaikh SR, Kshirsagar SJ, Laddha UD. An integrative review on disease pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques, management strategies, and futuristic innovations in ocular malignancies. International Ophthalmology. 2026;46(1):294. doi:10.1007/s10792-026-04176-7.
4. Furman D, Campisi J, Verdin E, et al. Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span. Nature Medicine. 2019;25(12):1822–1832. doi:10.1038/s41591-019-0675-0.
5. Piperno-Neumann S, Angi M, Ascierto PA, et al. Uveal melanoma: ESMO–EURACAN Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. ESMO Open. 2026;11(4):106888. doi:10.1016/j.esmoop.2026.106888.
6. Brănișteanu DE, Porumb-Andrese E, Stărică A, et al. Differences and Similarities in Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Cutaneous and Uveal Melanoma. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023;59(5):943. doi:10.3390/medicina59050943.
7. Carter TJ, Broadfoot J, Coupland SE, et al. Uveal Melanoma UK national guidelines: 2023 update. European Journal of Cancer. 2025;228:115687. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115687.
8. Retsas S. Perceptions of Cancer Through the Ages—From Hippocratic Oncology to Precision Cancer Medicine. Biomolecules. 2024;14(11):1383. doi:10.3390/biom14111383.
9. Lynch JM, van Driel M, Meredith P, Stange KC, Getz L, Reeve J, Miller WL, Dowrick C. The Craft of Generalism: Clinical skills and attitudes for whole person care. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2022;28(6):1187–1194. doi:10.1111/jep.13624.
10. Teixeira-Pinto T, Lima de Souza R, Grossi Marconi D, Lando L. Ophthalmic rehabilitation in oncology care. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025;60(2):59–68. doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.07.004.
11. Hall JE, Hall ME. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th ed. Elsevier; 2021.
12. Islami F, Marlow EC, Thomson B, McCullough ML, Rumgay H, Gapstur SM, Patel AV, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A. Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States, 2019. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2024;74(5):405–432. doi:10.3322/caac.21858.
13. Fuentes-Rodriguez A, Mitchell A, Guérin SL, Landreville S. Recent Advances in Molecular and Genetic Research on Uveal Melanoma. Cells. 2024;13(12):1023. doi:10.3390/cells13121023.
14. Tang S, Zhang Y, Huang S, Zhu T, Huang X. Single cell RNA-sequencing in uveal melanoma: advances in heterogeneity, tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024;15:1427348. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1427348.
15. Farahani AS, Kerdar SH, Ashrafizadeh H, Büssing A, Mehrnoush N, Akbari ME, Karami M, Tajalli S, Mojen LK, Rassouli M. The predictors of spiritual dryness among Iranian cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. 2023;13:1024009. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1024009.
16. Krafts KP. Tissue repair: The hidden drama. Organogenesis. 2010;6(4):225–233. doi:10.4161/org.6.4.12555.
17. Fuller-Shavel N, Krell J. Integrative Oncology Approaches to Supporting Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment of Solid Tumours. Current Oncology Reports. 2024;26(2):164–174. doi:10.1007/s11912-023-01492-4.
October 28, 2026
