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Iyengar Yoga Reduces Persistent Fatigue in Breast Cancer Sur...

Up to 33% of breast cancer survivors are afflicted with symptoms of cancer-related persistent fatigue. Until recently, little has been discovered as a valid modality of treatment for reducing the fatigue and increasing the vigor among bre [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

7 Ways Yoga Helps Women Battling Breast Cancer

We all know yoga's great for us. It's able to get us in shape physically, mentally, and spiritually in a way few other kinds of exercise really can. But it turns out it's particularly beneficial for a specific group of women: [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Yoga simply helps breast cancer

Yoga has been revealing its ability to help with a host of conditions from pain and headaches to depression and fatigue. As far back as 2009, yoga was demonstrated to provide significant benefits to women fighting breast cancer. Wake Fore [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Yoga helps breast cancer survivors curb fatigue

After three months of twice-weekly yoga classes, a group of breast cancer survivors in California reported significantly diminished fatigue and increased "vigor." A control group of women who took classes in post-cancer health i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Cancer patients use yoga in recovery?

Battling cancer is tough road, but Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital is committed to making the journey back to health a little easier. Yoga for Cancer Survivors classes, which are free and open to the public, are for people going throu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Indicates Yoga Helps Breast Cancer Patients Better Tha...

A US study indicated Wednesday that breast cancer patients who practice yoga experience lower stress and improved quality of life compared to counterparts who do stretching exercises. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Can [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga helps cancer survivors sleep better

Cancer survivors might want to try yoga to get a better night`s sleep and to boost their energy levels, according to a US study. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York randomly assigned more than 400 canc [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Fitness enthusiasts join in cancer fight=

People were doing downward dog and dancing to Latin music Sunday in the name of finding a cure for breast cancer. The third annual Yoga in Motion event saw hundreds of participants turn out for a full-day fitness marathon of Yoga and Zum [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga Shows Promise for Improving QOL Following Cancer Treatm...

Yoga is finding its way into oncology wards and cancer treatment centers all over the country, echoing the widespread popularity of this ancient practice. Several studies presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative Onc [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga benefits childhood cancer patients

Yoga can reduce the stress of cancer diagnosis and treatment experienced by childhood cancer patients and their parents, says a study. As per the research, parents and adolescents showed a decrease in anxiety and increase in sense of wel [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga Benefits Women With Gynaecological Cancers

Women who have had gynaecological cancer are invited to learn more about how yoga can benefit them at Yeovil District Hospital later this month. The GOSSIP patient support group provides advice and information for women with gynaecologic [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Study puts yoga in position for coverage as cancer therapy

Touch toes. Downward dog. Breathe. It's a yoga routine that cancer doctors have prescribed for years without evidence it would do much good. Now the biggest-ever scientific study of yoga finds their instincts were right. While yoga d [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga benefits those affected by cancer

Marget Braun calls yoga central to her recovery from cancer. She believes that yoga poses, breathing and meditation helped her regain confidence in her body after the trauma of treatment. The movement helped her lymphatic system recover. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga helps fatigue, sleep in cancer survivors

Cancer survivors might want to try yoga to sleep better and have more energy, according to a new study that will be presented at a meeting in early June. "Physicians and oncologists are often uncomfortable advising patients who want [...]