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Decreased Cortisol and Pain in Breast Cancer: Biofield Therapy Potential
Author
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women of all races.
Pain is a common symptom associated with cancer; 75–90% of cancer patients experience pain during their illness and up to 50% of that pain is undertreated.
Unrelieved pain leads to increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of bioenergy on fecal cortisol levels for mice injected with murine mammary carcinoma 4T1 in two separate pilot studies.
Using a multiple experimental group design, six to eight week old female BALB/c mice were injected with tumor and randomly assigned, in groups of 10, to daily treatment, every other day treatment, and no treatment groups.
Five days after tumor cell injection, bioenergy interventions were begun for a period of ten consecutive days.
Fecal samples were collected for each study and ELISA analysis was conducted at the end of both studies.
For both studies, cortisol levels were decreased in the every other day treatment groups but remained high in the no treatment groups.
Future studies utilizing bioenergy therapies on cortisol levels in a murine breast cancer model can begin to describe pain outcomes and therapeutic dose.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Running, Alice. 2015. Decreased Cortisol and Pain in Breast Cancer: Biofield Therapy Potential. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063707
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Running, Alice. Decreased Cortisol and Pain in Breast Cancer: Biofield Therapy Potential. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063707
American Medical Association (AMA)
Running, Alice. Decreased Cortisol and Pain in Breast Cancer: Biofield Therapy Potential. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063707
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063707