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Re: Massage Therapy?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 00:07:20 -0500 (CDT)

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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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