Oncology Massage Research Proves Beneficial For

The Patients In Treatment For Cancer


Tracy Walton works with the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, researching the role of complementary therapies with inpatients with cancer.   Dedicated to research literacy, she helps massage therapists include research in their promotional literature and in their communication with other health care providers
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CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions http://www.crisp.cit.nih.gov/

 Overall, Massage Is Effective
A recent analysis of 37 massage-therapy studies showed that massage has a significant overall effect on people, specifically in the reduction of state anxiety, blood pressure, heart rate, trait anxiety, depression and pain.click here to visit link

The experience of massage during chemotherapy treatment in breast cancer patients click here to visit link.

Massage relieves nausea in women with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy.click here to visit link

Putting evidence into Practice, massage likely to be effective in preventing and treating fatigue during cancer and following treatment.   Click here to visit link   

Putting Evidence into Practice: Interventions for Depression.  Relaxation Therapy Like to Be Effective, Massage Therapy Effeciveness has not been established.  click here to visit link

Putting Evidence into Practice; Massage for relief of anxiety.  click here to visit link      

for breast cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment. Ten patients received massage at five occasions  click here to visit link

Phase III Randomized Trial of Calendula Officinalis Compared with Trolamine for the Prevention of Acute Dermatitis During Irratdiation for Breast Cancer click here to visit link

The following is a brief bibliography of articles and publications on lymphedema that may be of interest. If you know of other articles that you think should be included on this page, please contact us  click here to visit link

Integrative oncology: complementary therapies for pain, anxiety, and mood disturbance

Massage and low-back pain

Massage therapy forcancer patients: a reciprocal relationshipbetween body and mind

Massage Therapy as a supportive care intervention for children with cancer
 
The effects of foot massage and reflexology
 
Caregivers can benefit from massage therapy
 
Complementary (not alternative) care may help with some side effects of cancer treatment
 
Research show that exercise and massage may help with fatigue during cancer treatment
 
Gentle arm and shoulder movements and deep breathing help patients with lymphedema
 
Massaga Therapy Research
 
Meaningful relief from massage in cancer treatment
 
M.D. Annderson data base of cancer and massage research
 
The benefits of aromatherapy and massage in palliative care
 
Does therapeutic touch help reduce pain and anxiety in patients with cancer?
 
Practicing Management of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting
 
ONS Putting Evidence into Practice massage helps anxiety
 
Could massage promote cancer metastactic
 
Massage Therapy versus Simple Touch to Improve Pain and Mood in Patients with Advanced Cancer. If a survey was passed out each time an Oncology Massage Therapist gave a massage to a patient receiving chemotherapy, the survey's results would make massage a standard of care for all patients.
 Massage research for pain
 
Could massage promote cancer  metastasis
 
A hospital-based intervention using massage to reduce distress among oncology patients
 
REST-Reducing-end-of-Life Symptoms With Touch
 
Learning from the largest study on cancer
 
Memorial Sloane-Kettering and cancer and massage research
 
Massage for cancer pain
 
Massage may ease cancer pain
 
I was fortunate to be able to attend 2009 ASCO as a patient advocate for Annieappleseed.  The groundbreaking news that ginger might relieve nausea for patients circulated the hall, which we were grateful for.  Many of my clients have been using ginger for awhile and now the research will help them be aware of the benefits and risks of taking ginger.
Research presented at ASCO 2009 that shows ginger may help with nausea during chemotherapy
 
Value of massage therapy for patients in a breast clinic.
 
Massage therapy beneficial for older adults
 
Research on therapeutic massage for cancer patients: potential biologic mechanisms
 
Massage in patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy reduces serum cortisol and prolaction
 
 
Lebed Method Research
Physical Therapy and Dance in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
 
Is it the music or is it the massage that relaxes someone?
 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Women With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review
 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Survivors
 


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