Music to Help Overcome Cancer - Softcover

Kym, Min-Jung; Toledano, Alain

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9791037033185

Publisher: Hermann Editeurs Des Sciences Et Des Arts Sa, 2023

Synopsis

Your family and friends, your professional life, your mental health, your sex life... Cancer affects much more than just your organs. From the patient-doctor relationship to complementary therapies, the elements that can help you in the healing process are abundant - and music, which has been scientifically proven, is one of them, in part thanks to its capacity to induce strong emotions. None of these therapies is in itself a miracle cure, but together with medical treatments, they can enable patients to live better with cancer and increase their chances of recovery.

Min-Jung Kym, a pianist, and Alain Toledano, a radiation oncologist, have experienced this personally. She has survived two cancers, and explains here how music helped her well beyond her professional practice. He founded the Institut Rafaël, a centre for Integrative Medicine near Paris entirely dedicated to his cancer patients. He was her doctor. This book was inspired by their encounter.

About this title

About the Authors

Min-Jung Kym is a Franco-British concert pianist, originally from South Korea, and a Steinway Artist. She performs internationally and is regularly invited to write and speak on the practices of music therapy. Min-Jung recorded the album entitled "Sounds for the Soul" to accompany this book.

Dr Alain Toledano is the founder of the Institut Rafaël and director of the Chair in Integrative Medicine at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.

Adam Perlman (MD, MPH) is Director of Integrative Health and Wellbeing for Mayo Clinic Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hermann Editeurs Des Sciences Et Des Arts Sa
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9791037033185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172