Sunday, September 2, 2007

Yoga Can Reduce Psychological Stress and Radiation-induced Genotoxic Stress in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation

A study published in Integrative Cancer Therapies (Vol 6, No 3, 242-250, 2007) found that an integrated yoga program resulted in decreased stress and anxiety in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Furthermore, postradiotherapy DNA damage was slightly less in the yoga group, as compared to a control group.

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