Music Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients

Research on music therapy in people with cancer

There have been studies showing that music therapy can help people who've had cancer to feel less anxious, more relaxed, and to feel less pain.

In a very preliminary 2001 British study of music therapy in 29 cancer patients, participants felt a higher sense of well-being and less tension during one session. Researchers measured improvements in immune function and decreases in the amount of the stress hormone cortisol.

A 2001 study of 20 patients awaiting breast biopsy showed that, when some of the patients had a 20-minute music therapy session while in the pre-operative waiting room, their anxiety and respiratory rates were much lower than those of the patients who did not have a music therapy session.

In a small 1991 study in Utah, 15 cancer patients taking pain-relieving medicines were assigned to receive different kinds of music therapy for 6 days to find out if music could help to further reduce their pain. Results showed pain decreases in 47% of the patients.

Surgery Headphones are ready for YOU!

Exciting news from Healing Music Enterprises! The headphones for surgery that I've been working on for so long are now ready! You can order them today by going HERE. You can also order just the music and download it onto your own iPod or MP3 player. Research has shown that people who listen to music through headphones:

• require less anesthesia to maintain the same level of pain-free sleep


• experience fewer anesthesia-related side-effects


• get out of the hospital sooner


• recover from their surgery faster

Don't wait another moment! These can be shipped to you overnight if need be but do not delay! You want to live every day of your life to the fullest!

Earphones Support Music Therapy, Breast Cancer Research

The fourth Limited Edition design of chicBuds Swarovski Crystal Retractable Earphones was released on July 1, supporting Breast Cancer Research, adding to the three formerly released limited edition designs, including AIDS Awareness supporting Compassion International’s AIDS program, Lover’s Heart Series for Valentine’s Day and 2 More Hours Star Series supporting stats by the American Heart Association and in conjunction with ChicBlvd.com’s fitness campaign.The Breast Cancer Awareness limited edition design of chicBuds features a Swarovski Crystal-encrusted pink ribbon adorned on the retractable piece (in either black or white casing), complemented with crystals on the ear pieces for a total of 80 Swarovski crystals on the earbuds.Through the end of the year, chicBuds.com will be donating 10 percent of all sales from this design to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to help fund research for breast cancer.In addition, chicBuds.com whose earphones are compatible with any listening device, will also be donating product to those currently suffering from breast cancer … since listening to music helps reduce pain and relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.This is based on the research by the American Cancer Society that states, “There is some evidence that when used along with conventional treatment, music therapy can help to reduce pain, anxiety and relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. It may also relieve stress and provide an overall sense of well being. Some studies have found that music therapy can lower heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, depression, and sleeplessness.”While the founders of chicBuds.com are providing funding to help end breast cancer and are donating a product that will improve the quality of life for those impacted by the disease, they acknowledge that their contribution is just a small piece of the big picture in fighting this battle.

A Beautiful Song about Breast Cancer from Sarah McLachlan

A beautiful song to help you...

A Serious Message from a Baby Girl!

This is the cutest breast cancer email I have ever received - with a message!!









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An Amazing New Glove to Detect Breast Cancer!

by Patty Donovan (NaturalNews)

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Donna Glove is a special glove designed to detect breast lumps. It provides a safe and effective way for every woman to carry out breast self examination, especially women in high risk groups. Its special design magnifies the sense of your fingers allowing lumps the size of a grain of sugar to be detected. This is not possible with bare hand palpation.You perform a breast self exam the same way, you just use the Glove instead of your bare hands. Check from your collar bone and into your armpits and do both breasts. Since lumps can grow in a week, it is suggested to perform the procedure weekly. The Donna glove helps detect lumps, thickening and other subtle changes your bare hand may not detect. Full instructions are on the website below and are provided with the glove.The glove itself is a double layer of polyurethane with mineral oil between the layers. This allows for greatly enhanced ability to feel lumps. A clinical trial in Rome proved the efficacy of the glove.108 women were studied for nearly a year. These women all had previous lumps and were at high risk for developing breast cancer. They were split into two equal groups. Group 1 was issued a Donna Glove while group 2 continued to do self breast exams with bare hands.At the 6 month follow up, 84% (45 in each group) of these patients had recurrence of the lumps confirmed by mammography. Group 1, the group issued the Donna Glove had a 100% self-detection rate. In group 2, only 22 of 45 women had detected lumps with their bare hands.The significant difference in detection rate was present even after adjusting for combinations of age, method of detection and family history of breast cancer. Mammography upheld these percentages. The study concluded that in a population of potential breast cancer patients, breast self exam with the Donna Glove is related to a greater earlier detection and thus improves survival over bare hand self examination.More information on the glove and how to order can be found here:http://www.youcanpreventcancer.com/inde...

Are you at risk for breast cancer?

Anything that increases the chance of developing a disease is called a risk factor. Risk factors for breast cancer include the following:

age
age at the start of menstruation
age at first live birth
number of first-degree relatives (mother, sisters, daughters) with breast cancer
number of previous breast biopsies (whether positive or negative)
at least one breast biopsy with atypical hyperplasia
Other risk factors, such as age at menopause, dense breast tissue on a mammogram, use of birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy, a high-fat diet, drinking alcohol, low physical activity, obesity, or environmental exposures, are not included in risk estimates with the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool for three reasons: evidence is not conclusive or researchers cannot accurately determine how much these factors contribute to the calculation of risk for an individual woman, or adding these factors does not increase the accuracy of the tool appreciably.
Breast cancer may also be caused by inherited gene mutations. Hereditary breast cancers account for approximately 5% to 10% of all breast cancers. Specific hereditary predispositions for breast cancer, such as inheriting a mutation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, are not taken into account in risk estimates with the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool. Although the tool performs well in clinics where women have a strong family history of breast cancer, more specific methods for projecting risk are appropriate if a woman is known to carry a breast cancer-producing mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2.
Researchers are, however, conducting additional studies to gather more data and to determine whether including information on other risk factors can strengthen the statistical model, called the Gail model, upon which the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool is based. Nonetheless, the current model estimates breast cancer risk accurately on average.