Family Members Suffer Helplessly as They Say, "I Can't Do Anything for the Cancer Patient" Illustrated Guide to Cancer for the Second Patient! 12 Ways Family Members Can Help Ease the Pain and Pain of Cancer." Released on April 17!

Aigray LLC (located in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture; President: Tomoko Maekawa), a school business that teaches touching techniques to nurses, will release a new book for cancer patients and their families, "Illustrated Guide! 12 Ways for Family Members to Ease the Pain of Cancer" will be released on April 17, 2024 (Wednesday) at Junkudo, Maruzen, Kinokuniya, Sanseido, and Amazon. In this book, the author, who lost her mother to cancer, introduces with illustrations the "Marshmallow Touch," a touching technique for cancer patient care that anyone can easily do.

The illustrations show how to use the touch! 12 Ways Families Can Ease the Pain and Pain of Cancer."

Book details: https://aegle-llc.com/book/

Amazon : https://amzn.to/3xuBwIP

Book cover (with obi)

Contents of this book

A book for cancer patients and their families.

Nowadays, one out of every two people will get cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death among Japanese people, with about 1 million people diagnosed with cancer each year and about 380,000 people*1 dying from the disease. In addition, the Basic Act on Cancer Control and Prevention sets "coexistence with cancer" as a goal in each field*2, and an increasing number of people are undergoing cancer treatment while working.

Families of cancer patients are also called "second patients," and they feel helpless because there is nothing they can do for their loved ones. When a family member or close friend is diagnosed with cancer, I wanted to convey the message, "It's not that you can't do anything, but there are things you can do! I published this book in order to convey this message to my family and close friends.

1 Cancer Statistics 2023, Japan Foundation for Cancer Research

https://www.fpcr.or.jp/data_files/view/232/mode:inline

2 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Basic Plan for the Promotion of Cancer Control

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_32248.html

Marshmallow Touch can reduce the pain and suffering of cancer patients.

Marshmallow touch is one of the nursing techniques called touching. It is used by nurses to ease the pain and vexation of patients. Even if you don't have to do anything special for a family member who has cancer, you can change the way you touch the patient to the "marshmallow touch" to ease the pain and distress of cancer.

Evidence of Marshmallow Touch for Reducing Anxiety and Tension

Gentle touch is said to have various effects. The effects of marshmallow touch have been verified in experiments and published in papers to reduce anxiety, tension, and relaxation.

Reduction of anxiety, tension, depression, and fatigue*.

Relaxation effect*.

Promotes the secretion of happy hormones (oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine)

Promotes communication and trust.

Reduces feelings of loneliness

Regulates the autonomic nervous system

Takayo Mimiya et al, Journal of the Japanese Society of Nursing Technology.125-130(2018)

■Five principles of touching

Gentle touch has many benefits. However, simple touch is not enough to produce these effects. This book introduces the "Five Principles of Touching" used in Marshmallow Touch. The Five Principles of Touching are the rules of pleasant touching. The 5 Principles of Touching are the rules of pleasant touching.

■Introduces touching methods for different situations

This book introduces common cases of cancer patients by situation. It explains how to touch cancer patients with illustrations for each case, such as anxiety, insomnia, and nausea.

■Supervised by a cancer specialist

This book is supervised by Dr. Takahiro Nakayama, Chief of Breast and Endocrine Surgery at Osaka International Cancer Center. The content of the book is based on evidence under the supervision of a physician.

Dr. Nakayama's recommendation on the obi

As a physician involved in cancer treatment, I feel the limitations of medical treatment every day.

Marshmallow Touch is not a substitute for medical treatment, but I believe it is a technique that can alleviate patients' various pains.

Profile of the supervising physician, Takahiro Nakayama

Chief, Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Center

Board Certified Surgeon, Japan Surgical Society, Board Certified Surgeon, Japan Breast Cancer Society

After graduating from Nara Medical University in 1990, Dr. Nakayama joined the Second Department of Surgery (now the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery), Osaka University School of Medicine. He was engaged in research on the development and progression of cancer at Osaka University and the John Wayne Cancer Institute in the United States. He then studied team medicine for breast cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. After working as a hospital lecturer at the Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery at Osaka Prefectural Center for Adult Diseases (now Osaka International Cancer Center) in 2012, and in 2016, he became Chief Director. He also conducts clinical trials for the development of new drugs and therapies, as well as research for the personalization of breast cancer treatment.

Message from the Author

There are many painful aspects of cancer treatment, such as surgery and medication. Patients and their families are under a great deal of stress from the hospital visits, treatment, anxiety about whether the disease will be cured, and financial worries. Whenever you think of something you can do to help a family member who is suffering from cancer pain and suffering, please touch them with the marshmallow touch. The warm and gentle touch will convey your feelings of care for the patient beyond words.

＜Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Marshmallow Touch Supports Cancer Treatment

Chapter 2: Marshmallow Touch works on the sensory sensors

Chapter 3: Let's use Marshmallow Touch in these situations!

Chapter 4 Q&A: What to be careful with Marshmallow Touch

＜Outline of the book

Title: "Illustrated Guide!

　　　　　 12 ways for family members to ease the pain and suffering of cancer

　　　　　 (Marshmallow Touch Support Book)

Author ： Tomoko Maekawa

Price ： 1,980 yen (tax included)

Release Date ： April 17 (Wed.)

Number of pages ： 88 pages

Specifications: A5 size, two-color printing

ISBN : 978-4-86372-130-2

Publisher: Hoshikosha

URL : https://aegle-llc.com/book/

Amazon ： https://amzn.asia/d/cOEPItX

Tomoko Maekawa [Author] Profile

Acupuncturist / Family member of a cancer patient / Representative of I Gray LLC

After taking care of her mother with cancer, she developed the patient care touching techniques Marshmallow Touch and Medical Touch. 2017, she founded Aigray LLC with Takayo Mitani (nurse) to promote Marshmallow Touch. She also developed and patented a device to objectively evaluate touching and massage.

Book: "Touch Care for Nursing" (Chuohoki Publishing Co., Ltd.)

Patent: "Scapula Position Measuring Apparatus and Scapula Position Measuring Method" (Patent No. 5967497)

　　　Patent: "Touching Evaluation Device and Touching Evaluation Method" (Patent No. 7333677)

　　　SCAPULAE POSITION MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD" US 10,888,252 B2

Company Profile

Company name: Aigray LLC

Representative: Tomoko Maekawa, Representative Partner

Location ： 3-1-10-301, Minami-Tsukaguchi-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo 661-0012, Japan

Establishment ： October, 2017

Business : School business providing courses and training for nurses and caregivers

Capital ： 1 million yen

URL ： https://aegle-llc.com/

For customer inquiries regarding this book, please contact

iGray LLC

Tel ： 06-7710-5843

Mail : info@aegle-llc.com