Massage for People Living with Cancer:

A Basic Training Course for Massage Practitioners and Students, Bodyworkers, and Other Professional Touch Therapists

by Gayle MacDonald

Course Description:  Comfort-oriented massage or touch can be administered to people with cancer regardless of the severity of their condition. The purpose of this class is to train touch therapists in the basics of oncology massage. The experience derived from this training will create new-found confidence in bodyworkers about working with clients, particularly private practice clients, who have cancer or are recovering from it. Therapists who focus on hospice and hospital work will also find this course to be valuable for their special needs patients.  More...

Course Description:  Comfort-oriented massage or touch can be administered to people with cancer regardless of the severity of their condition.  In this course, participants will have the opportunity to apply their massage skills with in- and out- patients receiving treatment for cancer.  Massage will be given to people before, during, and after chemotherapy, before and after radiation, and surgical and diagnostic procedures.  Therapists will have a chance to use massage to support family caregivers as well.   More...