Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care

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In Oncology Massage - an integrative approach to cancer care the authors have created a textbook which will provide both experienced and inexperienced therapists with a resource to expand their knowledge and understanding of working with people with cancer. Cancer occurrence and survivorship are now so common that every massage therapist will at some time work with clients who have been through cancer treatment. The short and long-term effects of biomedical cancer treatment require massage therapy adaptations to pressure, site, position and duration to provide safe and effective treatments. Informed massage therapists can support the body to promote overall wellness as well as identify the underlying secondary effects of cancer treatment that contribute to physical dysfunction.

Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care provides massage therapists with essential information for:
-Treatment planning based on the physiology of cancer and cancer treatments
-Critical, thoughtful treatment decision making
-Consideration of the psychosocial effects of cancer
-Enhancing therapist self-awareness and building a therapeutic relationship.

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