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Yoga and exercise during and after breast cancer: fatigue relief, shoulder mobility after surgery, lymphedema cautions, recurrence risk.
Yoga and movement in breast cancer are supportive care - well-studied as comfort measures during treatment, never treatments for the cancer. The evidence-backed benefits are fatigue relief, mood, sleep, and shoulder mobility after surgery.
During treatment:
After breast surgery:
After treatment:
The tradition's goal in serious illness was steadiness - of breath, mind and routine. Used that way, yoga belongs in cancer care as a companion practice, honestly labeled: it helps you endure and recover from treatment; it does not fight the tumor.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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