Listening to Music May Ease Cancer Patients’ Pain

Listening to Music May Ease Cancer Patients’ Pain
Listening to music improved patients physical and psychological well-being because it distanced them from negative thoughts about cancer. Berna Namoglu/Shutterstock
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Listening to music at home may reduce cancer patients’ pain and fatigue and ease symptoms like loss of appetite and difficulty concentrating, according to research in Taiwan.

In the study, breast cancer patients assigned to listen to 30 minutes of music five times a week had “noticeably” reduced side effects of cancer and its treatment over 24 weeks, researchers report in the European Journal of Cancer Care.