Corbin Lisa
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora 80045, USA.
Cancer Control. 2005 Jul;12(3):158-64. doi: 10.1177/107327480501200303.
As the popularity of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) grows, patients are incorporating more CAM therapies into their conventional cancer care. Massage therapy, a CAM therapy known primarily for its use in relaxation, may also benefit patients with cancer in other ways. Massage can also be associated with risks in the oncology population. Risks can be minimized and benefits maximized when the clinician feels comfortable discussing CAM with his or her patients. This article reviews and summarizes the literature on massage and cancer to help provide the clinician with information to help facilitate discussions with patients.
MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were searched to identify relevant articles. These were reviewed for content and other pertinent references.
Significant information was extracted from these resources to provide this overview of the use of massage for patients with cancer.
Conventional care for patients with cancer can safely incorporate massage therapy, although cancer patients may be at higher risk of rare adverse events. The strongest evidence for benefits of massage is for stress and anxiety reduction, although research for pain control and management of other symptoms common to patients with cancer, including pain, is promising. The oncologist should feel comfortable discussing massage therapy with patients and be able to refer patients to a qualified massage therapist as appropriate.
随着补充和替代医学（CAM）的日益普及，患者在其传统癌症治疗中纳入了更多的补充和替代医学疗法。按摩疗法是一种主要因其放松作用而闻名的补充和替代医学疗法，它也可能在其他方面使癌症患者受益。按摩在肿瘤患者中也可能存在风险。当临床医生能够自如地与患者讨论补充和替代医学时，风险可以降至最低，益处可以最大化。本文回顾并总结了关于按摩与癌症的文献，以帮助为临床医生提供信息，便于与患者进行讨论。
检索MEDLINE和CINAHL数据库以识别相关文章。对这些文章进行内容及其他相关参考文献的审查。
从这些资源中提取了重要信息，以提供关于癌症患者使用按摩的概述。
癌症患者的传统治疗可以安全地纳入按摩疗法，尽管癌症患者可能发生罕见不良事件的风险更高。按摩益处的最有力证据是减轻压力和焦虑，尽管关于控制疼痛以及管理癌症患者其他常见症状（包括疼痛）的研究也很有前景。肿瘤学家应能够自如地与患者讨论按摩疗法，并能够在适当时将患者转介给合格的按摩治疗师。
