Controlling Chemotherapy Side Effects

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Abstract

Severe nausea and vomiting are commonly experienced by cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy treatments. Moreover, approximately 25% of these patients develop conditioned aversions to treatment and become nauseated before they receive their chemotherapy injections. The use of deep muscle relaxation hypnosis in conjunction with guided imagery to control pre- and post-chemotherapy nausea and emesis is discussed. Theoretical and clinical issues raised by this application of hypnosis in cancer treatment are also addressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-172
Number of pages12
JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
Volume25
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1982
Externally publishedYes

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