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Cancer Patients Can Reduce the Anxiety With Massage Therapy

Rupinder Kaur

Abstract


Cancer is a term that is used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control, are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body via the blood and lymph systems. There are more than 100 different types of cancers. In this type of condition, anxiety is a psychological morbidity that is inevitable. But, Massage therapy is a non-invasive technique, specifically adapted for individuals of all ages and all types of treatment. Here, the focus is to relieve the physical, emotional and social issues of the cancer patients through massage therapy.

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