Safe, specialized bodywork for people in active cancer treatment, recovery, and survivorship.

Why specialized oncology massage matters

 Massage during and after cancer treatment requires training that goes well beyond a standard massage education. Pressure, positioning, timing relative to chemotherapy and radiation, port and surgical-site considerations, lymph node status, bone involvement, neuropathy, fatigue, skin integrity — each of these shapes what is safe and what is helpful on any given day.

 My oncology credentials

I serve as a Clinical Massage Therapist at Huntsman Cancer Institute's Wellness & Integrative Medicine Center, where I work with both outpatient and inpatient oncology populations. I also contribute as a provider on clinical research studies at Huntsman examining the effects of massage — and, currently, a study of Reiki with brachytherapy patients.

 I bring the same training, safety protocols, and clinical judgment to every private session I provide at Salt Lake Orthopedic Massage Therapy that I bring to my work at Huntsman.

 Who this is for

— Currently in active treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy)

— Recovering from cancer surgery, including mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection

— Living with lymphedema or at elevated risk

— Post-treatment survivorship — managing fatigue, neuropathy, scar tissue, or the body's recalibration after treatment ends

— Caregivers carrying the physical and emotional load of a loved one's care

 What a session looks like

Your first session starts with a detailed intake covering your treatment history, current medications, ports or reservoirs, surgical sites, lymph node status, range-of-motion restrictions, and how you're feeling today specifically. Pressure is adjusted to what your body can accept. Positioning is tailored — side-lying, semi-reclined, or fully supine with bolsters as needed. Session length is flexible; we can shorten a session in real time if fatigue sets in.

 Sessions can be focused (neuropathy in hands and feet, scar-tissue work around a surgical site, fatigue-focused restorative touch) or full-body, depending on the day.

 Notes on timing

 — Schedule away from chemotherapy infusion days — typically 1–2 days before or after, with flexibility based on how you're feeling.

— After surgery, I wait for your surgical team's clearance before beginning any work, even gentle work.

— Radiation: I avoid the treatment area until your radiation oncologist advises otherwise; we can work the rest of the body.

— Everyone's timeline is different. Send a message if you have questions — this is the kind of decision I'd rather help you think through than guess at.

 Pricing

 Sessions from $125 / 60 minutes. Shorter sessions (30 or 45 minutes) are available when fatigue makes a full hour too much.

 Related services

 Oncology clients often also benefit from Manual Lymphatic Drainage (for swelling and lymphedema), Craniosacral Therapy (for nervous-system regulation), or Jin Shin Jyutsu (especially gentle, still-touch work for the medically fragile).