This study showed that there are similar results in counseling as in music therapy. Music helped the cancer patients express feeling that previously they had been unable to express. In some cases they were able to retrieve memories through the use of music. It also enabled them to play out musically what they felt. This article discussed the effectiveness of music therapy, the application of Oncology, and some case studies.
Music helps deal with both psychological and physiological problems.
It addressed areas like anxiety, loneliness, and discouragement and how music can help decrease these symptoms. This article discussed the fact that music is the universal language. In the ICU setting music is very helpful to lower blood pressure, stress, heart rate, and help the diversion of pain. Chemotherapy results in many cancer patients being placed in critical care units. This article dealt with the number of different areas in which music therapy can be involved, including as an intervention to relieve pain due to cancer.