Yoga improves quality of life and benefit finding in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer
Lorenzo Cohen is Professor, Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
He has carried out one of the largest bodies of research into integrative pathways – including yoga – for cancer. Including the following study
Lifestyle Changes May Lengthen Telomeres, A Measure of Cell Aging
Diet, Meditation, Exercise Can Improve Key Element of Immune Cell Aging, UCSF Scientists Report. Video with Dean Ornish MD, UCSF clinical professor of medicine, and founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute.
Other Studies
Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial of Yoga for Sleep Quality Among Cancer Survivors
Yoga reduces inflammatory signalling
http://www.wcrf-uk.org/research/continuous_update_project.php
Links to published research on Yoga and Breast Cancer
Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors
An evidence-based review of yoga as a complementary intervention for
Relaxation and cancer symptoms
Mindfulness Meditationand Cancer Outpatients
Yoga for fatigue in Breast Cancer
