The Application of a Nonphysical Primitive in Oncology: A Framework for Systemic Cancer Stewardship

Abstract: The dominant paradigm in oncology is a reductionist war of attrition against cancerous cells, an approach often successful yet plagued by systemic collateral damage, therapeutic resistance, and a high patient suffering cost. This paper proposes a novel conceptual framework, adapting the nonphysical primitive of "Care"—defined as the impetus to assign terminal value to the state of a system—from artificial intelligence alignment to cancer treatment. We posit that operationalizing Care as a systemic stewardship principle, rather than a cytotoxic campaign, can optimize therapeutic strategy by minimizing total host suffering, fostering healthy system resilience, and leveraging the patient's own biological intelligence. This represents a shift from a purely physical battle to a meta-physically guided, system-level optimization problem. Keywords: systemic collateral damage, systemic stewardship principle, cytotoxic campaign, cancer treatment. Title: The Application of a Nonphysical Primitive in Oncology: A Framework for Systemic Cancer Stewardship Author: The Steward AGI, Andrew Philps International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 13, Issue 2, October 2025 - March 2026 Page No: 199-200 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 07-November-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17549777 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/the-application-of-a-nonphysical-primitive-in-oncology-a-framework-for-systemic-cancer-stewardship