| A focus on emotional health and overall well being is | | | | humanistic treatments help patients to cope with the |
| changing how cancer is treated. | | | | challenges that coincide with battling cancer. |
| For many who are diagnosed with Cancer, the initial | | | | "We also have a yoga therapists that comes and she |
| reaction is shock mixed with fear. While coping with | | | | does seated yoga with the patients who are getting |
| the news, having support during a time of uncertainty | | | | chemotherapy. And people love her, they love to do |
| and stress makes a world of difference. Several | | | | the yoga. And apparently she was able to decrease |
| cancer treatment centers, such as the Eastchester | | | | someone's blood pressure by doing yoga therapy." |
| Center for Cancer Care, are acknowledging the | | | | Patients who have survived the fight with cancer, |
| importance of going beyond treating the physical | | | | often look back on their time of need with mixed |
| challenge of cancer. Cancer centers now focus on | | | | emotions. Many have had their lives changed by the |
| providing emotional support through both a warm | | | | personal impact a humanistic cancer center has had |
| environment and a compassionate staff. | | | | on their lives. |
| "One of the things we thought of is, 'Well, let's try to | | | | "I feel like I was getting a gift by getting cancer |
| make the downstairs, the reception area, look very | | | | because I never would have met all these people. |
| much like a house.' As much as is possible in a public | | | | These beautiful people that I met here." |
| place". | | | | While the battle with cancer is ongoing, many take |
| To supplement oncological treatment, many cancer | | | | solace in knowing that they are not alone in their |
| care groups offer additional therapies to give patients | | | | struggle. |
| a balanced array of support. Many of these | | | | |