Hypnosis in Women with Breast Cancer: Its Effects on Cytokines

Téllez, Arnoldo; Rodríguez‐Padilla, Cristina; Juárez-García, Dehisy Marisol; Jaime-Bernal, Leticia; Sánchez-Jáuregui, Teresa; Almaraz-Castruita, Diana Aracely; Vielma-Ramirez, Herlinda J.

doi:10.1080/00029157.2019.1611536

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“…More recently, a study examined the effects of hypnosis on cytokines among women with breast cancer (Téllez et al, 2020). This study included 40 women with breast cancer who were nonrandomly assigned to a hypnosis condition or a standard treatment control condition.…”

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Applications of hypnosis in behavioral medicine.

Elkins¹,

Snyder²

2023

Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Hypnosis.

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This section of the chapter reviews studies of five promising applications of clinical hypnosis in behavioral medicine. HypertensionIt is estimated that approximately 45% of adults in the United States have hypertension (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020). Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs in two stages with Stage 1 being defined as systolic blood pressure at 130 to 139 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure at 80 to 89 mm Hg and Stage 2 being defined as systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg (Whelton et al., 2018). Hypertension increases risk for heart disease and stroke (CDC, 2020), and nearly half a million deaths in the United States were attributable to hypertension in 2018 (CDC, 2020). Hypertension costs the United States about $131 billion each year (Kirkland et al., 2018). It is estimated that only 24% of adults who are diagnosed with hypertension have it under control (CDC, 2020); therefore, interventions to address hypertension are important.Research has examined the use of hypnosis for lowering blood pressure and targeting risk factors of hypertension such as anxiety and stress. One randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of hypnosis for reducing mild hypertension and also whether the effect is influenced by hypnotizability and imagery skills. In this study, 30 participants were randomized to either a hypnosis or wait-list control condition. Hypnosis treatment consisted of eight weekly sessions that were 30 minutes long. A standardized relaxation induction was used and indirect suggestions of blood pressure regulation were given, but never referred directly to hypertension. Participants were encouraged to practice self-hypnosis and suggestions for self-hypnosis practice were given at the end of each session.Participants in the hypnosis condition had lowered diastolic blood pressure after 8 weeks of treatment, at a 6-month follow up, and at a 12-month follow up compared with the control condition, which had stable or slightly increased diastolic blood pressure levels (Gay, 2007). Additionally, participants in the hypnosis condition had lower systolic blood pressure levels at each time point when compared to controls (Gay, 2007). There was no significant relationship between self-hypnosis practice and blood pressure levels, and participants who practiced fewer than four times a week had blood pressure levels similar to those who practiced four or more times per week at end-point and follow-up. No significant relationships were

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Section: Cancer-related Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of hypnosis in behavioral medicine.

Elkins¹,

Snyder²

2023

Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Hypnosis.

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“…A systematic review performed in 2014 ( Cramer et al, 2015 ) reported rare but promising findings regarding the efficacy of hypnosis in reducing pain and distress in women with breast cancer or undergoing diagnostic breast biopsy. Numerous other studies published since then have also reported the utility of hypnosis during breast cancer management ( Téllez et al, 2020 ; Berliere et al, 2021 ), especially during the perioperative period ( Potie et al, 2016 ). In the multicentre, randomized HYPNOSEIN study ( Amraoui et al, 2018 ), which investigated the effect of hypnosis before general anesthesia, hypnosis was associated with significantly lower anxiety and fatigue after minor breast cancer surgery.…”

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Conversational hypnosis versus standard of care to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing marker placement under radiographic control prior to breast cancer surgery: A randomized, multicenter trial

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BackgroundSurgery is a cornerstone of breast cancer management. Prior to surgery, a wire marker is placed at the site of the tumor, to enable the surgeon to accurately localize the lesion during later surgery. This procedure can generate considerable anxiety for many patients. We investigated the value of conversational hypnosis (CH) in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing preoperative wire placement under radiographic control.MethodsRandomized, multicentre study in 7 centers in France. Inclusion criteria were patients aged >18 years with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤2, scheduled to undergo preoperative wire placement in one or several breast lesions. Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio, stratified by center to undergo preoperative wire placement with or without the use of CH by a radiological technician trained in the CH technique. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients with an anxiety score ≥ 6 on a visual analog scale ranging from 0 (absence of anxiety) to 10 (maximal anxiety). Secondary endpoints were pain score, perceived duration reported by the patient, technician satisfaction with their relationship with the patient, and ease of marker insertion reported by the radiologist. Semi-structured interviews were performed with patients to assess their perception of the marker placement procedure.ResultsThe trial was prematurely interrupted for futility after a planned interim analysis after accrual of 167 patients, i.e., half the planned sample size. Prior to marker placement, 29.3% (n = 24) of patients in the control group had an anxiety score ≥ 6, versus 42.3% (n = 33) in the CH group (p = 0.08). After marker placement, the change of anxiety score was not significantly different between groups (11.0% (n = 9) versus 14.3% (n = 11), p = 0.615). There was no significant difference in any of the secondary endpoints. In the interviews, patients from both groups frequently spoke of a feeling of trust.ConclusionThis study failed to show a benefit of conversational hypnosis on anxiety in patients undergoing marker placement prior to surgery for breast cancer. The fact that some caregivers had learned this personalized therapeutic communication technique may have had a positive impact on the whole caregiving team.Trial registrationThe study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02867644).

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“…Breast cancer is among the most common female malignancies in the world, as well as a leading cause of mortality in women. 1,2 In recent years, avonoids have been shown to possess a wide variety of anti-cancer effects. 3 Therefore, the intake of certain avonoid-containing food could contribute to prevention of the cancer development at an early stage in the patients.…”

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confidence: 99%