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Article: Does therapeutic touch help reduce pain and anxiety in patients with cancer?
- Article from:
- Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
- Author:
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With more than 10 million patients with cancer in the United States, pain and symptom management is an important topic for oncology nurses. Complementary therapies, such as therapeutic touch, may offer nurses a nonpharmacologic method to ease patients' pain. Using 12 research studies, the authors examined the evidence concerning the effectiveness of this type of treatment in reducing pain and anxiety.
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More than 10 million people in the United States had some form of cancer in 2007, including 1,444,920 newly diagnosed cases. Prostate and breast cancer rank among the highest incidences at 29 and 26 percent, respectively (American Cancer Society, ...