Continuing Education
CANCER AND MASSAGE
NCBTMB Provider #451897-12 www.nirvanamassagecenational.com 1
CANCER AND MASSAGE
2 CEUs
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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