Thrive by IU Health

October 25, 2023

Massage Therapist brings comfort, peace, and relief to oncology patients

IU Health Simon Cancer Center

Health care professional provides bedside care to a patient in a hospital room.

Michelle Bailey's training as an oncology massage therapist is part of what sets IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center apart as a comprehensive cancer center. "The thing I enjoy most about oncology massage is I can take my skills into a setting where a patient may really be struggling... and I can walk in and... meet them where they are and then apply the skill set that I have to offer and then the patient completely shifts and changes. That's what I love the most. That's what drives me to come to work every day."