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Re: Massage Therapy?From: anonymous@obgyn.netMon, 4 Oct 1999 00:07:20 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Patti Tessler, FNP wrote: > >At Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Ellen wrote: >> >>I just read somewhere that it is not advisable for cancer >>survivors/patients to have a massage. Is this true, and if so, why? > >The group that can be labeled "cancer survivors/patients" is so large >and diverse that I have a hard time understanding such a blanket >warning. If you would kindly provide a reference or quote, which would >allow us to consider the context of the recommendation, we might be able >to address your question more completely. Any recollection of where you >read this statement? > >-- >Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS >Family Nurse Practitioner > It was posted by an oncologic nurse on another website. I also heard the same thing from a massage therapist who said it could spread cancer through stimulation of the lymph nodes. Any truth to this?
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