Two months ago Gateway for Cancer Research, an organization that helps fund research on clinical trials for cancer posted information about an informal study of cancer patients receiving Reiki at a university hospital cancer infusion center. They reported “much to great” improvement for:
- Relaxation (89%)
- Anxiety and worry (75%)
- Improved attitude (75%)
- Improved mood (81%)
- Improved sleep (43%)
- Reduced pain (45%)
- Reduced isolation and loneliness (38%)
- Improved mood (30%)
Gateway also reported that a sampling of the latest research shows Reiki may be particularly beneficial for cancer patients and that researchers concluded: “Reiki results in a broad range of symptomatic benefits, including improvements in common cancer-related symptoms.”
