NCI overview explaining that cancer patients may use CAM to cope with treatment side effects, comfort themselves, or try to treat cancer, and that CAM should be discussed with the care team. Used to frame grounding as supportive rather than curative.
Guided Imagery / Visualization
Mentally picturing healing, calming scenes, or positive outcomes to reduce anxiety and improve coping. This protocol is categorized as Mind-Body Practices and is included because people commonly use it as a non-medical, complementary, or supportive cancer-care approach. PROS May reduce stress, anxiety, distress, sleep problems, pain perception, or treatment-related symptom burden as supportive care.
Systematic review of mind-body therapies for cancer-related pain, including mindfulness, hypnosis, yoga, guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, Qigong, Tai Chi, and meditation.
ASCO rapid recommendation update for cancer cachexia management.