Complementary and Holistic Therapies
Two professional cancer organizations have formally recommended mindfulness practices to ease anxiety and depression in people diagnosed with cancer.
Cannabis seems to ease a number of cancer-related side effects, including pain, insomnia, and chemo brain.
Regular cannabis users may have more pain and other complications after surgery, so new guidelines recommend asking everyone scheduled for surgery with anesthesia about their cannabis use.
Most people diagnosed with cancer in the United States want information about complementary therapies before they start receiving conventional treatment.
In a randomized study, acupuncture eased joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitors in women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer for 40 weeks.
Doctors should recommend acupuncture to ease joint pain in people taking an aromatase inhibitor to treat breast cancer, according to new guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society for Integrative Oncology.
Mindfulness meditation seems to ease pain by allowing people to separate pain from things they’re experiencing.
Two types of acupuncture were better than physical therapy, steroids, and pain medicine usually used to ease ongoing muscle and/or joint pain among cancer survivors.
Women who've been treated for breast cancer who are in satisfying romantic relationships may have a lower risk of health problems after treatment because the relationship eases stress, which lowers blood inflammation markers.
Community-based support organizations are essential in helping Black women in Memphis who have been diagnosed with breast cancer overcome barriers to care.
Two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, women had 4 times more positive than negative thoughts about the changes they experienced because of the disease.
Acupressure done at home by women who were taught the technique helped reduce pain, anxiety, and depression after breast cancer treatment.
A short hypnosis session before surgery didn't ease pain after lumpectomy, but did ease fatigue and anxiety after the procedure.
A study suggests offering mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy via the Internet offers the same benefits as face-to-face sessions.
My Changed Body, a web-based structured writing exercise, can help ease distress related to body image and increase self-compassion among women treated for breast cancer.
Most oncologists talk to their patients about medical marijuana, but don't feel they have enough knowledge.
The Restoring Body Image After Cancer group therapy program, which uses guided imagery, seems to help improve body image as well as quality of life in women treated for breast cancer.
The largest study done to date found that acupuncture relieves aromatase inhibitor-caused joint pain.
A small study suggests that practicing Tibetan yoga twice a week may improve sleep in women being treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Tai chi eases insomnia in breast cancer survivors just as well as cognitive behavioral therapy.
A specific type of counseling therapy, called blended cognitive behavior therapy, can help ease the fear of a cancer recurrence in survivors.
Meditation had the strongest evidence supporting its use, and received an A grade for reducing anxiety, treating symptoms of depression, and improving quality of life.
The results of a small study suggest that electroacupuncture can help ease hot flashes as much or more than gabapentin, improving women's sleep quality.
A very small study suggests that acupuncture can reduce pain, nausea, and anxiety after mastectomy better than standard care.