Massage with or without aromatherapy for symptom relief in people with cancer
Cancer diagnosis and treatment brings with it many physical and mental consequences including, pain, anxiety, and stress. Massage is a complementary therapy used to achieve both physical and mental relaxation as well as alleviate cancer symptoms including pain and distress. Aromatherapy is the addition of essential oils to the massage and is claimed to have beneficial sensory outcomes. Massage also provides intimate human contact, which people generally find therapeutic although some can find it stressful. This review is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2004 (Shin et al. 2016)
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