Salute to the sun: a new dawn in yoga therapy for breast cancer

Galliford, Melissa; Robinson, Stephanie; Bridge, Pete; Carmichael, Mary-Ann

doi:10.1002/jmrs.218

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“…The complexity of therapies might compromise the differentiation between effects from yoga, tai chi chuan or qigong, and could potentially affect the conclusions of the overview study. Consequently, two full-text papers had to be removed from the analysis [ 40 , 41 ]. However, consistent reporting of findings in the remaining review articles enabled extraction of effects from the specific therapies of interest.…”

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Quality of Life and Breast Cancer: How Can Mind–Body Exercise Therapies Help? An Overview Study

Husebø

2017

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Breast cancer survivors experience extensive treatments, threatening their quality of life. Complementary therapies used as a supplement to cancer treatment may control symptoms, enhance quality of life, and contribute to overall patient care. Mind–body exercise therapies might motivate cancer survivors to exercise, and assist them in regaining health. The purpose of this overview study is to study benefits from mind–body exercise of yoga, tai chi chuan and qigong upon quality of life in breast cancer populations. A systematic overview of reviews was applied. Literature search in five electronic databases and in reference lists was performed during April 2017. In addition, experts in the field were consulted. Of 38 identified titles, 11 review articles, including six meta-analyses were found eligible for review. Methodological quality was high for the majority of quality domains. Yoga, the most studied mind–body therapy, was found to benefit breast cancer patients’ psychological quality of life, while less support was established concerning physical quality of life elements. The evidence of improvements of quality of life from tai chi chuan and qigong remains unclear. Breast cancer survivors’ experiences of psychological and social well-being may be enhanced by practicing yoga.

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Quality of Life and Breast Cancer: How Can Mind–Body Exercise Therapies Help? An Overview Study

Husebø

2017

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“…Together they have suggested yoga practices to be low-risk, cost-effective ways to improve QoL as proxied by various interrelated psychosocial measures such as fatigue, anxiety and depression. 18 –21…”

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Yoga-Specific Enhancement of Quality of Life Among Women With Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

El-Hashimi

Gorey

2019

J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med

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Physical activities during and after cancer treatment have favorable psychosocial effects. Increasingly, yoga has become a popular approach to improving the quality of life (QoL) of women with breast cancer. However, the extant synthetic evidence on yoga has not used other exercise comparison conditions. This meta-analysis aimed to systematically assess yoga-specific effects relative to any other physical exercise intervention (eg, aerobics) for women with breast cancer. QoL was the primary outcome of interest. Eight randomized controlled trials with 545 participants were included. The sample-weighted synthesis at immediate postintervention revealed marginally statistically and modest practically significant differences suggesting yoga’s potentially greater effectiveness: d = 0.14, P = .10. However, at longer term follow-up, no statistically or practically significant between-group difference was observed. This meta-analysis preliminarily demonstrated that yoga is probably as effective as other exercise modalities in improving the QoL of women with breast cancer. Both interventions were associated with clinically significant improvements in QoL. Nearly all of the yoga intervention programs, however, were very poorly resourced. Larger and better controlled trials of well-endowed yoga programs are needed.

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“…Several systematic reviews have advocated for the use of yoga therapy for improving long-term quality of life and reducing fatigue, depression, and anxiety. 13 – 15 Although most prior randomized control trials evaluating the effects of yoga have focused on mental health benefits, the current work illustrates that substantial numbers of participants also perceive improvement in physical symptoms.…”

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Real-World Experiences With Yoga on Cancer-Related Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer

Patel

Zayas

Medina‐Inojosa

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Glob Adv Health Med

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Purpose Integrative therapies such as yoga are potential treatments for many psychological and physical symptoms that occur during and/or after treatment for cancer. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the patient-perceived benefit of yoga for symptoms commonly experienced by breast cancer survivors. Methods 1,049 breast cancer survivors who had self-reported use of yoga on a follow up survey, in an ongoing prospective Mayo Clinic Breast Disease Registry (MCBDR), received an additional mailed yoga-focused survey asking about the impact of yoga on a variety of symptoms. Differences between pre- and post- scores were assessed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Results 802/1,049 (76%) of women who were approached to participate, consented and returned the survey. 507/802 (63%) reported use of yoga during and/or after their cancer diagnosis. The vast majority of respondents (89.4%) reported some symptomatic benefit from yoga. The most common symptoms that prompted the use of yoga were breast/chest wall pain, lymphedema, and anxiety. Only 9% of patients reported that they had been referred to yoga by a medical professional. While the greatest symptom improvement was reported with breast/chest wall pain and anxiety, significant improvement was also perceived in joint pain, muscle pain, fatigue, headache, quality of life, hot flashes, nausea/vomiting, depression, insomnia, lymphedema, and peripheral neuropathy, (all p-values <0.004). Conclusion Data supporting the use of yoga for symptom management after cancer are limited and typically focus on mental health. In this study, users of yoga often reported physical benefits as well as mental health benefits. Further prospective studies investigating the efficacy of yoga in survivorship are warranted.

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Salute to the sun: a new dawn in yoga therapy for breast cancer

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Quality of Life and Breast Cancer: How Can Mind–Body Exercise Therapies Help? An Overview Study

Quality of Life and Breast Cancer: How Can Mind–Body Exercise Therapies Help? An Overview Study

Yoga-Specific Enhancement of Quality of Life Among Women With Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Real-World Experiences With Yoga on Cancer-Related Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer

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