Massage in patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy reduces serum cortisol and prolactin

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1024-1031

  Stringer, Jacqui ^a   Swindell, Ric ^a   Dennis, Michael ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cortisol; Massage; Oncology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AROMATHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROLACTIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REST;

EID: 57349116038     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1331     Document Type: Article

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