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Yoga can reduce anxiety and insomnia for people living with cancer, study finds
- A four-week Yoga for Cancer Survivors program reduced mood disturbance, anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia among US cancer survivors.
- The trial enrolled 410 cancer survivors in the United States, with most having breast cancer.
- Participants in the yoga group showed meaningfully less mood disturbance and anxiety than those receiving standard care alone.
- The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute and presented at ASCO’s annual meeting in Chicago.
- Yoga may offer a non-pharmaceutical option to reduce four common cancer survivorship side effects.
- The intervention combined two 75-minute classes weekly plus home practice to total at least 30 minutes per week.
- The trial assessed mood, anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia using questionnaires during the study.
- Researchers emphasized the potential for yoga to help survivors manage multiple treatment-related symptoms without medications.
- ASCO’s annual meeting hosted the presentation of the trial results in Chicago.
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