ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Efficacy of Massage Therapy for Symptom Management in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Arda Uzunoglu, Paula Matta-Diaz, Valeria Bustos-Gajardo, Javiera Obreque-González, Gloria Cifuentes-Suazo, Guinevere Granite, Mathias Orellana Donoso, Pablo Nova Baeza, Gustavo Oyanedel-Amaro, Alvaro Becerra Farfan and 4 more
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14 authors.
Paula Matta-DiazDepartamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.
Valeria Bustos-GajardoDepartamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.
Javiera Obreque-GonzálezDepartamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.
Gloria Cifuentes-SuazoFacultad de Medicina, Carrera de Odontología, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Av. Alonso de Ribera 2850, Concepción 4090541, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6497-3480 Guinevere GraniteDepartment of Surgery, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3953-2250 Mathias Orellana DonosoDepartamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-1781-062X Pablo Nova BaezaDepartamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-0098-0224 Gustavo Oyanedel-AmaroFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile.
Alvaro Becerra FarfanDepartamento de Ciencias Química y Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago 8370993, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-8182-6135 Juan Sanchis-GimenoGIAVAL Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Human Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2599-8474 Juan José Valenzuela-FuenzalidaDepartamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.
Jessica Paola Loaiza GiraldoFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central del Valle del Cauca (UCEVA), Tuluá 763022, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-6582-4153 Jose E León-RojasCerebro, Emoción y Conducta (CEC) Research Group, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de las Americas (UDLA), Quito 170124, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-8130-6460 Funding
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cancercomplementary medicinemassage therapyreflexologyrelaxation therapysupportive caresymptom management
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PMID41464336
PMCPMC12732605
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