The purpose of this pilot study is to introduce the use of aromatherapy/essential oils to
medical oncology patients at Central DuPage Hospital to assess their perceived effectiveness
to relieve symptoms of nausea or vomiting and/or anxiety.
Peppermint oil will be used for nausea/vomiting and lavender oil will be used for anxiety.
This study will involve administration of aromatherapy to a convenience sample of patients,
who will then be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. The questionnaire will involve a
simple likert scale to measure efficacy (in the opinion of the patient) and simple
multiple-choice questions to determine patients' likeliness to use aromatherapy again.