Aromatherapy does not cure cancer. Nobody in their right mind would make such a ridiculous claim. But as a complimentary therapy for cancer patients, aromatherapy has proven to be very helpful. Aromatherapy can help cancer patients cope with the physical effects as well as with the psychological effects of having cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
Aromatherapy For Cancer
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Milos_Pesic]Milos Pesic
Aromatherapy does not cure cancer. Nobody in their right mind would make such a ridiculous claim. But as a complimentary therapy for cancer patients, it has proven to be very helpful. It can help cancer patients cope with the physical effects as well as with the psychological effects of having cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
The most common and most effective use of this type of treatment for cancer patients is a massage. There has not been enough research yet to be able to determine exactly how effective massage is in relieving anxiety, easing tension, and relieving pain. But it is very apparent that a massage has a positive effect for cancer patients.
In one study done in 1993 in England, it was determined that aromatherapy massage was helpful to 81% of cancer patients in palliative and intensive care. The patients reported that they felt "better" or "more relaxed."
In the same study, 62% of the cancer patients reported that the positive effects lasted several hours, and 25% said that the positive effects lasted more than a day. There were a great many variables in the study, and no definitive conclusions could be drawn, but it is obvious that this type of massage massage treatment did make most of the cancer patients feel better, at least temporarily. All of the patients in the study said that they would like to have it more than once a week.
Any technique that can provide even temporary relief to cancer patients, physical or psychological, is certainly worth further exploration. Perhaps the benefits were experienced by patients by the simple healing power of human touch, or perhaps the benefits were experienced by patients because of touch as well as the aroma of the essential oils that were used. Either way, this type of treatment can make cancer patients feel BETTER!
Milos Pesic is a respected surgeon who specializes in treating all forms of cancer and runs a comprehensive Cancer Treatment web site. For more articles and resources on cancer symptoms and treatments, breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, prostate and colon cancer and much more, visit his site at:
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