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Yes to Life funds therapists to give specialised complementary therapies on the wards at University College Hospital, London. Complementary therapies can help oncology patients with the nausea experienced as a side effect of chemotherapy, with pain relief and, by helping with relaxation, can help reduce stress and insomnia. Each therapist sees up to eight oncology patients a day. Treatment is also available for families and carers, who can often be more traumatised by a diagnosis than the patient.
Our first therapist, Miriam Cardoso said, 'Patients are so pleased to have a complementary therapist here and word has spread like wild fire amongst the oncology staff, who are eager to refer patients to me. I visit the patients in their beds, where, whilst giving them massage or reflexology, they can opt to listen to music, to talk or to just have quiet. At a time when they could be feeling quite stressed in a clinical environment undergoing their tests and treatment, the forty minutes they spend having their complementary therapy with me is really like an oasis of calm for them.'
A patient survey carried out at the hospital revealed that all who took part would like to use the service again, and that half of them identified relaxation to be a perceived benefit, with other benefits noted as:
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We are currently funding:
Tom Hoyland - Reflexologist and Massage Therapist
Clare Anvar - Aromatherapist / Reflexologist
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