Yoga for breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Access
- 18 September 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Cancer
- Vol. 12 (1), 412
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-412
Abstract
Many breast cancer patients and survivors use yoga to cope with their disease. The aim of this review was to systematically assess and meta-analyze the evidence for effects of yoga on health-related quality of life and psychological health in breast cancer patients and survivors.Keywords
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