Aromatherapy and Cancer

Extensive research carried out at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London has shown that aromatherapy sessions can significantly ease anxiety and depression in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy or other forms of medical treatment.

The study examined the affects of aromatherapy treatments on people who had been experiencing panic attacks, insomnia, anxiety or depression following chemotherapy. These individuals had different types of cancer and were at different stages of the disease.
Selected individuals were monitored over 12 weeks and given a course of weekly aromatherapy treatments.

Although the aromatherapy did not seem to ease the physical side-effects of their cancer treatment, it did alleviate the feelings of stress, panic, anxiety and depression in those who undertook the course of aromatherapy massage sessions.

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