title: Massage as an adjunct to meditation in the psychological treatment of cancer.
abstract: In the treatment of cancer by meditation the patient is led into a profoundly calm state of mind in which thought practically ceases. Talking alerts the patient and prevents this process. Massage can be used as a simple form of communication to help the patient towards this state of mind. Massage can also be used as an adjunct in teaching the cancer patient to transcend frustrations, discomfort and pain, and so reduce the level of anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Melbourne.
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authors.lastname: Meares