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ArticleIndian journal of palliative care

Effects of Yoga in Managing Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

H S Vadiraja, Raghavendra Mohan Rao, R Nagarathna, H R Nagendra, Shekhar Patil, Ravi B Diwakar, H P Shashidhara, K S Gopinath, B S Ajaikumar

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Article in Indian journal of palliative care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  8. The combined effect of physical exercise, pranayama, and diet on fatigue in adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  9. Yoga therapy to reduce fatigue in cancer: effects of reminder e-mails and long-term efficacy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

H S VadirajaDepartment of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Raghavendra Mohan RaoDepartment of Complementary Alternative Medicine, Health Care Global Enterprises Ltd., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
R NagarathnaDepartment of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
H R NagendraDepartment of Research and Development, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Shekhar PatilDepartment of Medical Oncology, HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology Specialty Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Ravi B DiwakarDepartment of Medical Oncology, HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology Specialty Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
H P ShashidharaDepartment of Medical Oncology, HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology Specialty Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
K S GopinathDepartment of Surgical Oncology, HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
B S AjaikumarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana · INHealthcare Global Enterprises · INHCG Cancer Hospital · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer-related fatigue is widely prevalent in cancer patients and affects quality of life in advanced cancer patients. Fatigue is caused due to both psychologic distress and physiological sequel following cancer progression and its treatment. In this study, we evaluate the effects of yogic intervention in managing fatigue in metastatic breast cancer patients.

methodsNinety-one patients with metastatic breast cancer were randomized to receive integrated yoga program (

resultsThe results suggest that yoga reduces perceived stress (

conclusionThe results suggest that yoga reduces fatigue in advanced breast cancer patients.

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