A Pilot Study of Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors: Physical and Psychological Benefits

A recent scholarly journal article in the publication Psycho-Oncology examined whether yoga and other physical activities have positive effects on people who have had cancer. The authors, who were from the University of Calgary in Canada, concluded that yoga appears to have many benefits for cancer survivors. See the full article here: Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors

An excerpt from the journal article:

“Overall, the results indicate that the yoga practice had a positive impact on mood, quality of life and stress within the intervention group compared to the control group. Global quality of life … was higher for yoga participants than control at post-intervention…. [E]motional function and diarrhea were also lower in the yoga participants. Other results, while not statistically significant … are reported as trends in the direction hypothesized…. Specifically, total mood disturbance, although not significant, was lower in the yoga vs control group. This was reflected in improvements in tension, depression, and confusion…. [R]esults indicated a trend towards improvement in … less emotional irritability, gastrointestinal symptoms and cognitive disorganization.”