Supporting Patients
A diagnosis of cancer is one of the biggest challenges anyone can face. During cancer treatment and afterwards, people need support. They want symptom relief. They want sleep. They want to restore the quality of their life.
Reprinted with permission of Geri Ruane
Oncology massage and esthetics can help people cope during treatment; it can be therapeutic during recovery and in the years that follow; it supports those whose cancer is being managed as a chronic illness; and it provides comfort at the end of life. By adapting techniques, the benefits of touch and skin care can be experienced by all patients.
Skilled practitioners employ personalized care plans that adapt to the patient’s situation, whether the person is in treatment or ten years out from it. Receiving touch from a skilled, compassionate professional brings a sense of emotional and physical wellbeing, tranquility, and peace, no matter where you are on the continuum.
Our Resource Page is a valuable tool offering patients access to:
- Our Preferred Practitioner Directory – a resource to locate skilled, oncology-trained massage therapists and estheticians around the US and internationally
- Current Research on the benefits of oncology massage and oncology esthetics
- Cancer Resources for patients