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Lady enquiring to receive a massage, she has leukemia and her dr gave her a few months. can she be massaged? i am qualified massage therapist.
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Yes: Massage has many therapeutic benefits, and the benefits outweigh the potential risks. Massage will not cure leukemia, but it will help ease symptoms and comfort those with leukemia. see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792198/
Answered 5/3/2018
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Yes unless you: Yes, but leukemia can cause low platelets and she could bleed with massage. Have it cleared with her physician
Answered 3/26/2018
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