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Effects of six months of Yoga on inflammatory serum markers prognostic of recurrence risk in breast cancer survivors.
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The trial behind it
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A Randomized, Open-labelled, Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of a Physical Therapy-yoga-patient Educational Program for Breast Cancer Patients With Pain Due to Hormonal Therapy Treatment.
Randomized Controlled Evaluating the Role of Exercise in Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of Yoga on Inflammatory Biomarkers: A Systematic Review.Biological research for nursing · 2019Pooled it
- Yoga and immune system functioning: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of yoga interventions as integrative treatment in breast cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2016Pooled it
- Serum and gene expression profile of cytokines following combination of yoga training and vitamin D supplementation in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2022Trial
- Exploratory outcome assessment of Qigong/Tai Chi Easy on breast cancer survivors.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2016Trial
- Enhancing Athlete Resilience: Preliminary Validation of the Sports Mind Inventory and the Impact of Yoga of Immortals on Sports-Related Stress.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Yoga in Modulating Markers of Immunity and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Therapeutic yoga reduces pro-tumorigenic cytokines in cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- The role of yoga in inflammatory markers.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2022Article
- The Effects of a Single Bout of High- or Moderate-Intensity Yoga Exercise on Circulating Inflammatory Mediators: A Pilot Feasibility Study.Global advances in health and medicine · 2022Article
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- Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research.Cancer · 2019Review
- Increasing provider awareness of and recommendations for yoga and meditation classes for cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
- Yoga for the Management of Cancer Treatment-Related Toxicities.Current oncology reports · 2018Review
- Effects of Exercise Training on Physical Fitness and Biomarker Levels in Breast Cancer Survivors.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2017Review
- Yoga Intervention and Inflammatory Homoeostasis in Breast Cancer Patients.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Impact of Emotional Support on Serum Cortisol in Breast Cancer Patients.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Mindfulness-based Interventions and Yoga for Managing Obesity/Overweight After Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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Abstract
Yoga-based exercise has proven to be beneficial for practitioners, including cancer survivors. This study reports on the effect on inflammatory biological markers for 20 breast cancer survivors who participated in a six-month yoga-based (YE) exercise program. Results are compared to a comprehensive exercise (CE) program group and a comparison (C) exercise group who chose their own exercises. "Pre" and "post" assessments included measures of anthropometrics, cardiorespiratory capacity, and inflammatory markers interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and C-reactive protein (CRP). Descriptive statistics, effect size (d), and dependent sample 't' tests for all outcome measures were calculated for the YE group. Significant improvements were seen in decreased % body fat, (-3.00%, d = -0.44, p = <.001) but not in cardiorespiratory capacity or in inflammatory serum markers. To compare YE outcomes with the other two groups, a one-way analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA) was used, controlling for age, BMI, cardiorespiratory capacity and serum marker baseline values. We found no differences between groups. Moreover, we did not see significant changes in any inflammatory marker for any group. Our results support the effectiveness of yoga-based exercise modified for breast cancer survivors for improving body composition. Larger studies are needed to determine if there are significant changes in inflammatory serum markers as a result of specific exercise modalities.
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