Reliable Cancer Therapies

The CAM-cancer summaries for Autogenic therapy, Biofeedback and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) are now available on the website.

Therapeutic claims of Autogenic therapy for cancer patients include a reduction in state anxiety, pain, depressed mood symptoms, improved sleep parameters and generic quality of life. However, the assessed studies have not been reproduced and have considerable methodological limitations.

The professional version of this information has been written by Helen Cooke and reviewed by the CAM-cancer consortium. The version for patients has been based on this review and is available here.

Proponents believe that Biofeedback is a process that enables an individual to learn how to change physiological activity. Therapeutic claims of Biofeedback for cancer patients involve an improvement in pain relief and chemotherapy-related nausea and anxiety. Yet, the evidence for the use of this therapy remains insufficient due to the considerable methodological limitations of the conducted studies.

The professional version of this information has been written by Helen Cooke and reviewed by the CAM-cancer consortium. The version for patients has been based on this review and is available here.

There is only limited evidence for the effectiveness of PMR for cancer patients suffering from pain, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and chemotherapy-induced nausea. Due to the low number of published studies and the methodological weaknesses it is almost impossible to test the efficacy of PMR.

The professional version of this information has been written by Helen Cooke and reviewed by the CAM-cancer consortium. The version for patients has been based on this review and is available here.