Polarity therapy for cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: A randomized controlled pilot study

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-37

  Mustian, Karen M ^a   Roscoe, Joseph A ^a   Palesh, Oxana G ^a   Sprod, Lisa K ^a   Heckler, Charles E ^a   Peppone, Luke J ^a   Usuki, Kenneth Y ^a   Ling, Marilyn N ^a   Brasacchio, Ralph A ^a   Morrow, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer related fatigue; complementary and integrative medicine; massage; Polarity Therapy; quality of life; radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79953694224     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735410397044     Document Type: Article

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