NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical professionals have
long sought new treatments for reducing the pain, anxiety, and discomfort
associated with cancer surgery. A new therapy, based on hypnosis, is
currently being tested as a method to alleviate many of the side effects of
surgery.
Your Cancer Today interviews Guy H. Montgomery, PhD, from the Mt. Sinai
School of Medicine. Dr. Montgomery's study looked at two groups of patients
facing surgery for breast cancer. The group that received hypnosis prior to
surgery reported less pain, nausea, and anxiety after surgery than the control
group.
There was a cost benefit as well, the average hypnosis patient reduced the
cost of treatment by an average of $772.00. Dr. Montgomery is optimistic that
hypnosis will provide similar health and financial benefits with other forms
of cancer.
How prevalent is head and neck cancer? What are the risk factors? Dr Stan
Wasbin, Medical Director for Your Cancer Today, provides an overview of head
and neck cancer, including the fact that men are 3 times as likely to contract
head and neck cancer as women.
A new treatment protocol for head and neck cancer is proving more
effective than traditional treatment. The new treatment features the use of
Taxotere(R) and has resulted in a 30% decrease in mortality in head and neck
cancer patients. Dr. Marshall Posner, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Center
provides the results of his study on head and neck cancer. Dr. Posner reports
that the cure rate for many of these cancers is now greater than 80%.
To preview a segment from Your Cancer Today (Season 3 Week 7), check the
links below:
Hypnosis/Dr. Montgomery
http://www.yourcancertoday.com/news/hypnosis-surgery.html
Head & Neck Cancer/Dr. Posner
http://www.yourcancertoday.com/news/drposner.html
This episode of Your Cancer Today was made possible by the Ferrari Owners
Club.
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