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- Title
Complementary medicine in cancer care: adding a therapy dog to the team.
- Authors
Marcus, Dawn A
- Abstract
Animal-assisted therapy, including visits from certified therapy dogs, offer a valuable and often underutilized resource for addressing unmet needs in cancer patients. Prospective research studies have documented symptomatic benefits for reducing pain, psychological distress, and fatigue in a variety of patient populations, including cancer patients. Utilizing consistent policies minimizes patient risk and infection control concerns associated with animal visits.
- Publication
Current pain and headache reports, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 4, p289
- ISSN
1534-3081
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11916-012-0264-0