Natural killer cells and lymphocytes increase in women with breast cancer following massage therapy.
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Hernandez-Reif, M; Field, T; Ironson, G; Beutler, J; Vera, Y; Hurley, J; Fletcher, MA; Schanberg, S; Kuhn, C; Fraser, M
Published in: Int J Neurosci
April 2005
Women diagnosed with breast cancer received massage therapy or practiced progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for 30-min sessions 3 times a week for 5 weeks or received standard treatment. The massage therapy and relaxation groups reported less depressed mood, anxiety, and pain immediately after their first and last sessions. By the end of the study, however, only the massage therapy group reported being less depressed and less angry and having more vigor. Dopamine levels, Natural Killer cells, and lymphocytes also increased from the first to the last day of the study for the massage therapy group. These findings highlight the benefit of these complementary therapies, most particularly massage therapy, for women with breast cancer.
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Int J Neurosci
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0020-7454
Publication Date
April 2005
Volume
115
Issue
4
Start / End Page
495 / 510
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Relaxation Therapy
- Pain Management
- Pain
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Middle Aged
- Massage
- Lymphocyte Count
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
- Humans
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Hernandez-Reif, M., Field, T., Ironson, G., Beutler, J., Vera, Y., Hurley, J., … Fraser, M. (2005). Natural killer cells and lymphocytes increase in women with breast cancer following massage therapy. Int J Neurosci, 115(4), 495–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207450590523080
Hernandez-Reif, Maria, Tiffany Field, Gail Ironson, Julia Beutler, Yanexy Vera, Judith Hurley, Mary Ann Fletcher, Saul Schanberg, Cynthia Kuhn, and Monica Fraser. “Natural killer cells and lymphocytes increase in women with breast cancer following massage therapy.” Int J Neurosci 115, no. 4 (April 2005): 495–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207450590523080.
Hernandez-Reif M, Field T, Ironson G, Beutler J, Vera Y, Hurley J, et al. Natural killer cells and lymphocytes increase in women with breast cancer following massage therapy. Int J Neurosci. 2005 Apr;115(4):495–510.
Hernandez-Reif, Maria, et al. “Natural killer cells and lymphocytes increase in women with breast cancer following massage therapy.” Int J Neurosci, vol. 115, no. 4, Apr. 2005, pp. 495–510. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/00207450590523080.
Hernandez-Reif M, Field T, Ironson G, Beutler J, Vera Y, Hurley J, Fletcher MA, Schanberg S, Kuhn C, Fraser M. Natural killer cells and lymphocytes increase in women with breast cancer following massage therapy. Int J Neurosci. 2005 Apr;115(4):495–510.
Published In
Int J Neurosci
DOI
ISSN
0020-7454
Publication Date
April 2005
Volume
115
Issue
4
Start / End Page
495 / 510
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Relaxation Therapy
- Pain Management
- Pain
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Middle Aged
- Massage
- Lymphocyte Count
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
- Humans