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Cancer & yoga

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Anticancer: A New Way of Life

David Servan-Schreiber was a rising neuroscientist with his own brain imaging laboratory when, in the middle of an equipment test, he discovered a tumor the size of a walnut in his own brain.

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Types of Complementary Therapies

When you discuss a complementary therapy with your health care team and they agree that it is safe to try as part of your overall cancer care, this is called “integrative medicine.”

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Yoga Reduces Prostate Cancer-Related Fatigue

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reported men with prostate cancer going through radiation therapy can benefit from yoga. They found that general quality of life and side effects were stable throughout radiation therapy while participating in yoga.

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Complementary Therapies for Pain

Complementary therapies can be used to help with pain. These methods draw your attention away from the pain and release muscle tension caused by pain.

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Yoga Can Offer Cancer Patients Benefits

In addition to increasing strength and flexibility, yoga can help to combat fatigue, improve immune functioning and contribute to a better sense of balance, calm and well-being.

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Yoga for Cancer: A Guide to Managing Side Effects, Boosting Immunity, and Improving Recovery for Cancer Survivors

Using yoga to manage the challenges of cancer and its treatment: * Explains how to create a safe home yoga practice that addresses the specific physical needs, risks, and emotions of cancer patients and survivors * Includes 53 yoga poses and 20 practice sequences that use movement and breathing to...

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