Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Treatments – Mind-Body Medicine
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Mind-Body Medicine for Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
The Mind-Body Medicine Program at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) helps people with extrahepatic bile duct 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 extrahepatic bile duct cancer, mind-body medicine strives to leverage the healing power of the mind to help aid in the fight against extrahepatic bile duct cancer.
Defining Psychoneuroimmunology
Mind-body medicine is based on a relatively new area of care called Psychoneuroimmunology, or PNI. PNI explores your mind's influence on your body and immune system. Mind-body medicine employs a variety of techniques to help you direct your mental energies toward healing and health.
Mind-Body Medicine Techniques at CTCA
Extrahepatic bile duct 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 treatment. Using a variety of techniques, mind-body medicine therapists at CTCA can help you learn to direct your natural energies towards fighting extrahepatic bile duct cancer and achieving optimum health.
The innovative Mind-Body Medicine Program at CTCA offers extrahepatic bile duct 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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