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Acupuncture, yoga for cancer patients? 
GranolaJoe
posted May 11, 2007 10:53:36 AMTo All
To try and stay as healthy as possible during treatment, cancer patients are turning to alternative therapies like acupuncture, massage and yoga. It's helping them in different ways, including dealing with headaches, regaining mobility, and recovering energy.

Also, people dealing with arthritis, depression, chronic pain, menopause symptoms and infertility are also using alternative therapies.

If someone close to you was suffering from these conditions, would you try and suggest alternative therapies to help their recovery? Also, have any of you turned to alternative therapies to deal with pain, injury or any other type of ailment?

Edited by: GranolaJoe on May 11, 2007 10:54:31 AM

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Acupuncture, yoga for cancer patients? 
Claire
posted Oct 1, 2008 8:01:45 PMTo All

I did, when I was going through breast cancer. The problem I had was the expense.


I also wrote a book, which is just in journal form ...still. It has been a while,
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Acupuncture, yoga for cancer patients? 
Cherre
posted Oct 6, 2008 12:42:32 PMTo All
Definitely. My feeling is that you don't have to choose between traditional and alternative treatments because you can do both! I don't see how yoga in particular could hurt, as long as it's gentle. Why not give alternative treatments a try?
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