According to the Viavoice survey for Institut Curie, 63% of French people, or nearly 2 out of 3 French people, believe that patients should be supported through complementary and psycho-oncological approaches to achieve a better quality of life and alleviate certain effects. extremely heavy side effects of cancer treatments. Sophrology, yoga, adapted sport, hypnosis… these techniques are acclaimed and appreciated by the French for their ability to improve the daily lives of patients. Only 19% of respondents consider them to be unimportant and 12% as unimportant.
69% of women consider these complementary techniques “important”. They insist that these techniques must complement medical treatments without replacing them. On the other hand, men seem to be less confident in their profits and 36% of them perceive them as “not important”.
” The relaxation sessions, sophrology, massages or even hypnosis, have a single objective: to alleviate the physical and psychological suffering of patients (control chronic pain, nausea, insomnia, anxiety, etc.). It is an essential transitional aid that we offer to patients who need it, in addition to specific cancer treatments.»Explains Dr Sylvie Dolbeault, psychiatrist, head of the psycho-oncology unit, head of the interdisciplinary supportive care department at Institut Curie. “ And the success of therapy also depends on psychological well-being», Specifies Dr. Sylvie Dolbeault.
355,000 new cases of cancer are detected each year, 155,500 in women and 200,000 in men. There are 148,000 annual deaths due to cancer with an estimate of 63,000 for women and 85,000 for men.
The Institut Curie has also developed the Activ ‘Program, an innovative system combining dietetic workshops and physical activity sessions for women who have been treated for breast cancer.
