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Massage Therapy / Oncology Massage

Massage Therapy / Oncology Massage is a supportive integrative therapy used to help with pain, stress, fatigue, sleep, mobility, emotional coping, treatment side effects, or quality of life alongside medical care. In cancer care, it should be evaluated by evidence level, intended use, safety, interactions, and whether it is being used as conventional treatment, supportive care, an experimental adjunct.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

National Cancer Institute | National Cancer Institute | Public / Patient

cancer, CAM, supportive care, safety

NCI overview explaining that cancer patients may use CAM to cope with treatment side effects, comfort themselves, or try to treat cancer, and that CAM should be discussed with the care team. Used to frame grounding as supportive rather than curative.
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