Brain Cancer Treatments – Mind-Body Medicine

Mind-Body Medicine for Brain Cancer

At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), we treat the whole person, not just the cancer. The CTCA care team believes brain cancer treatment should be multifaceted and patient-centered.

The Mind-Body Medicine Program (also called Psychoneuroimmunology, or PNI) at CTCA helps people with brain cancer and their family members explore and experience what is unique to them at all levels of their being—body, mind and spirit. Used alongside traditional medical therapies for brain cancer, mind-body medicine strives to leverage the healing power of the mind to help aid in the fight against brain cancer.

Mind-Body Medicine Techniques

Brain cancer treatment can be physically demanding and can cause side effects that make it difficult to cope. The CTCA Mind-Body Medicine Program can help you cope with the physical and emotional issues that arise during brain cancer treatment. Using a variety of techniques, mind-body medicine therapists at CTCA can help you learn to direct your natural energies towards fighting brain cancer and achieving optimum health.

The innovative Mind-Body Medicine Program at CTCA offers brain cancer patients and their families the following therapies:

• Individual, couple and family counseling
• Stress management
• Relaxation and guided imagery training
• Support groups for you and your family
• Educational resources
• Laughter/Humor therapy
• Energy therapies

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