Massage modalities and symptoms reported by cancer patients: Narrative review

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-28

  Myers, Cynthia D ^a   Walton, Tracy ^b   Bratsman, Lindsay ^c   Wilson, Jennifer ^d   Small, Brent ^c  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Caring for Clients with Cancer   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Aromatherapy; Massage; Reflexology; Touch

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROMATHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NAUSEA; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 41349095681     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2008.0005     Document Type: Review

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