Reduction Of Distress In Children During Stem Cell Transplantation

Reduction Of Distress In Children During Stem Cell Transplantation.
For children undergoing suppress room transplantation, complementary therapies such as massage and humor analysis don't seem to reduce their distress, researchers found. Stem cell transplantation is occupied to treat cancer and other illnesses, and it is a prolonged and physically demanding process that often causes children and their families record levels of distress, the authors of the study noted.

Previous studies have shown that complementary therapies, such as hypnosis and massage, can now and again help adult patients cope with stem cell transplantation. The results of the strange US study, which included 178 children undergoing stem cubicle transplantation at four medical centers, were released online July 12 in advance of periodical in an upcoming print issue of the journal Cancer.