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The purpose of this study is to develop methods for studying the effect of bodywork therapy on symptoms of fatigue in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy.
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Inclusion criteria: * Confirmed tissue diagnosis of cancer of the breast, ovary, prostate or colo-rectum * Have an anticipated completion of chemotherapy no more than 2 weeks before the last bodywork session. * Have a primary oncologist * Currently receiving chemotherapy or completed chemotherapy treatment within the past 6 months Exclusion criteria: * Active skin rash or open cutaneous lesions. * History of venous thrombosis (or symptomatic varicosity) * Identification of a thrombosis using an ultrasound test of the legs. * Long term (\> 3 months) steroid medications for other medical conditions in past 5 years * Plans to move out of the study region within 6 months * Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level above the upper limit of normal * Hematocrit \<25% * Platelet count of \< 50,000 * Patients who have been receiving regular (i.e. at least twice a month) bodywork over the past 6 months.