Healing Touch
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| Term | Healing Touch |
| Short definition | Healing Touch (HEEL-ing tuch) A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that life energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be balanced or enhanced when practitioners run their hands over or gently touch a patient's body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Healing Touch - (pronounced) (HEEL-ing tuch) A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that life energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be balanced or enhanced when practitioners run their hands over or gently touch a patient's body. Healing touch is being studied in patients receiving cancer therapy to see if it can improve quality of life, boost the immune system, or reduce side effects. Healing touch is a type of energy therapy. Also called therapeutic touch
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