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cancer and massage
Massage Therapy
Continuing Education
CANCER AND MASSAGE
NCBTMB Provider #451897-12 www.nirvanamassagecenational.com 1

CANCER AND MASSAGE
2 CEUs
Content copyright 2012, 2013 Nirvana Massage CE National, LLC

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This course is for informational and continuing education purposes only. All information in this course has been thoroughly researched and referenced. It is accepted as factual at the time of publication. Nirvana
Massage CE National, LLC disclaims responsibility for any contradictory information. It is the responsibility of the massage therapist and/or medical professional to determine what precautions to take in the particular field and to abide by their scope of practice.

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COURSE OUTLINE
Chapter One: What is Cancer?
Chapter Two: Who Gets Cancer?
Chapter Three: Deaths from Cancer
Chapter Four: Cancer Treatments
Chapter Five: Benefits of Massage for Cancer Patients
Chapter Six: Cautions and Contraindications
References

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COURSE BEGINS NOW
Chapter One
What is Cancer?

Cancer is an all-encompassing term that includes a variety of diseases of varying severity. The American Cancer Society defines cancer as “the general name for a group of more than 100 diseases in which cells in a part of the body begin to

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