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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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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
 

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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.
Journal cover image

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