“You have cancer.  Now, listen carefully. I want you to stay very, very still.  We don’t want the cancer to spread with all of your moving around,” said no doctor ever.

When people ask if it’s safe to massage a person affected by cancer, what they’re mostly asking is, “Will massage spread cancer?”

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How many times have you heard another massage therapist say something like, “Well, I got the doctor’s permission, so I…” after which she launches into a story about choosing to ignore this issue or that contraindication or choosing not to ask that question or make this adjustment, all because they had a doctor’s note?

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