Home > Alternative Medicine > Massage Therapy and Advanced Cancer Patients Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Sep 16, 2008 by IMReport, Views: 7173 Massage therapy may have immediate benefits on pain and mood among patients with advanced cancer. Researchers think that massage may interrupt the cycle of distress, offering brief physical and psychological benefits. This seems like a very good idea. I work with 2 women who are undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and I am going to recommend massage therapy to them. health2u 12.7 years ago