Family members reduce stress in advanced cancer patients with 14 minute massages

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 09:49 in Health & Medicine

Advanced cancer patients who regularly received massages averaging 14 minutes or more by a partner or family member declined in stress scores over four weeks, according to results of a study reported at the 7th annual conference of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

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