CANCER PATIENTS WHO PRACTISE YOGA CAN REDUCE THEIR RISK OF THE ILLNESS RECURRING OR SPREADING

Recent studies have demonstrated the benefits of twice-weekly yoga practice for easing cancer patients' tiredness symptoms and lowering the risk of recurrence of previously treated cancer.

Every year, 18 million individuals worldwide are diagnosed with cancer of some kind, and it is widely recognized that cancer risk is increased by physical inactivity.

Additionally, it is well known that most forms of exercise prevent it; this is also true of yoga, which was recently the focus of an investigation by what the Guardian newspaper referred to as "the world's leading cancer researchers."

The results of three studies presented at the largest cancer conference in the world, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, indicate that resting a patient who is weak or exhausted is not the best course of treatment.

500 cancer patients who had previously undergone treatment for their cancer between two weeks and five years ago were randomly assigned to one of two groups in one of the studies, either the control group or the intervention group, which included two weekly 75-minute yoga classes.

Our findings indicate that yoga considerably lowers inflammation in cancer survivors, according to a report by the study's authors that was presented at the ASCO meeting. Clinicians should take into consideration prescribing yoga for survivors experiencing inflammation, which may lead to a high chronic toxicity burden and increased risk of progression, recurrence, and second cancers.

Yoga is perhaps the best low-intensity workout a person can do because it raises heart rate, stimulates several muscle groups, and deepens breathing. This is just one of the numerous social effects Indian culture has on society at large.

I advise physicians to suggest yoga as a possible treatment for cancer patients and to assist them in locating yoga studios in their neighbourhoods. Lead researcher Karen Mustian of the paper told the Guardian

In the second trial, scientists looked at yoga's effects on weariness and quality of life. Senior cancer patients who participated in the same yoga class schedule experienced less fatigue and reported higher levels of life satisfaction that were statistically significant.

According to a third study, cancer patients who are considered "active"—for example, those who go for a brisk 30-minute walk—have a nearly one-fifth lower probability of dying.