National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health | www.cancer.gov
In English | En español
NCI Home
Cancer Topics
Clinical Trials
Cancer Statistics
Research & Funding
News
About NCI
Dictionary of Cancer Terms
In English   En español
Page Options
Print This Page
More NCI Dictionaries
NCI Drug Dictionary

Glossary of Statistical Terms

NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms

Terminology Resources
Quit Smoking Today
Search for
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
In English   En español

healing touch

 A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that a vital energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be balanced or made stronger by practitioners who pass their hands over a patient's body. Healing touch is being studied in patients receiving cancer treatments to find out if it can improve quality of life, boost the immune system, or reduce side effects.



Previous Definitions:HDAC, HDAC inhibitor, HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275, HDR, head and neck cancer
Next Definitions:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, healthcare proxy, healthy control, heart cancer, heat-shock protein

A Service of the National Cancer Institute
Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health USA.gov