Complementary Therapies as a Strategy to Reduce Stress and Stimulate Immunity of Women With Breast Cancer

The stress associated with cancer development leads to disturbances in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and suppresses important facets of the immune response. The use of complementary therapies in the treatment of women with breast cancer has demonstrated therapeutic benefits that entail imp...

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Main Authors: Camila Aparecida Abrahão BScN, MD, Emiliana Bomfim BScN, MSc, Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior BScN, OCN, MSC, PhD, Gabriela Pereira-da-Silva BSc, MS, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X19834169

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