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Cancer & massage

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Types of Complementary Therapies

When you discuss a complementary therapy with your health care team and they agree that it is safe to try as part of your overall cancer care, this is called “integrative medicine.”

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Overcoming Cancer Pain: A Guide for People with Cancer, Their Families and Friends

Cancer pain can be challenging but there are ways to manage it. Overcoming Cancer Pain covers issues such as talking about pain; the pain scale; keeping a pain diary; when to take medication; dosage; side effects, including depression; and other ways to reduce pain, such as meditation and music.

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Complementary Therapies for Pain

Complementary therapies can be used to help with pain. These methods draw your attention away from the pain and release muscle tension caused by pain.

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YFM Episode 3 - Massage Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, Cancer Fatigue

From episode 3 of "Your Fantastic Mind" - Swedish massage therapy has been clinically shown to reduce depression and anxiety and now cancer fatigue in patients. We are profiling a prostate cancer patient who is part of a study showing its effect on patients.

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