First-of-its-kind study finds music therapy lowers anxiety during surgical breast biopsies

Music therapy lessened anxiety for women undergoing surgical breast biopsies for cancer diagnosis and treatment, finds a first-of-its-kind study. The two-year study involved 207 patients. The randomized controlled trial tested music therapy for anxiety management with women undergoing outpatient breast cancer surgery, and it is the largest study of its kind to use live music therapy in the surgical arena.

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