Healing touch as a supportive intervention for adult acute leukemia patients: a pilot investigation of effects on distress and symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to recruit patients hospitalized for acute leukemia to a study of HT. Preliminary data on short-term improvements in symptoms indicate these are promising outcomes for future study. PMID: 19087765 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research