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Massage for People With Cancer
     When your life has been turned upside down by a diagnosis of cancer, you need to know that there is a place that you can receive massage that can help you feel better.
     Studies have shown that massage can increase sleep quality and quality of life as well as reduce anxiety. The potential benefits of massage
include:reducing the effects of chemothrapy and radiation and improving overall function for those undergoing cancer treatments.
     Massage for people with cancer, is gentle and takes into consideration how you feel at the time of your appointment.
     Today, there is specialized training that teaches the massage therapist how to safely address your massage needs. Many massage therapist, in the pursuit of exellence have found this training to be quite helpful, not only for treating people with cancer but many other diseases as well.
     If you have had lymph nodes removed or have received radiation during treatment for cancer, let your trained oncology massage therapist know. They will adapt your massage. You may be at greater risk for lymphedema, so your massage therapist will be careful to work with your body to help you avoid the problem.
 
     Caring touch in the midst of crises can help get you through the ordeal.
A trained, caring massage therapist can walk with you from treatment to recovery or even end of life. 

For information on finding an Oncology Massage Therapist, go to S4OM.org.