Why the study?
Does music therapy improve autonomic function in anthracycline-treated breast cancer patients?
Population
12 women with breast cancer who had undergone mastectomy or breast-conserving treatment and adjuvant…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 weeks after completion of 8-week therapy
Authors
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Music therapy was associated with transient autonomic gains in anthracycline-treated survivors; leaves open durability and need for maintenance trials.
Does music therapy improve autonomic function in anthracycline-treated breast cancer patients?
Music therapy may provide temporary improvements in autonomic function and parasympathetic activity in anthracycline-treated breast cancer survivors.
Chuang et al. (2011) studied this question.
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