Society 4 Oncology Massage (S4OM)

Oncology Massage Training is now a member of the international

Society 4 Oncology Massage (S4OM)

Below is their Vision and Mission Statement. More information can be obtained from their website at www.s4om.org   

Happiness is a not a destination, but the journey. 
Dealing with cancer is both destination and journey. 
Medicine focuses on the quality of the destination. 
Oncology massage focuses on the quality of the journey.

Vision
The Society for Oncology Massage was founded to ease the journey through cancer and beyond for patients, family members and caregivers.

Mission
S4OM is grounded in a philosophy of compassion and service. We are focused on connecting cancer patients, their families and their caregivers with skilled oncology massage therapists.

An oncology massage therapist is a massage therapist who, following comprehensive training in general massage therapy, has completed additional  “post-graduate” training addressing the full spectrum of cancer-related issues: the physical consequences of cancer, the side effects of various treatments, the psycho-social and emotional consequences.  Therapists learn to adapt the extensive repertoire of standard massage therapy techniques to work safely and effectively with people living with cancer.