Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Metastatic breast cancer has a poor prognosis, and many patients practice yoga or use other complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in their healthcare. CAM has risks and benefits, and it will be useful to understand the role of CAM integrated with conventional treatments such as chemotherapy...

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Main Authors: Colette Worcester, Chinmay Pandya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dr. Chinmay Pandya 2022-01-01
Series:Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal
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Online Access:http://dsiij.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/dsiij/article/view/240
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description Metastatic breast cancer has a poor prognosis, and many patients practice yoga or use other complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in their healthcare. CAM has risks and benefits, and it will be useful to understand the role of CAM integrated with conventional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.  Patients with metastatic cancer may respond differently to CAM than those without metastases, and less literature has addressed disease progression in this regard. This short review will attempt to address CAM usage in patients with breast cancer, focused on metastatic disease. The review will address some geographical and cultural differences in CAM usage, benefits of yoga for this patient population to improve quality of life, and highlight study limitations and implementation.
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spelling doaj.art-0964f5880b9241fcba39c125a04cc1822022-12-21T23:29:01ZengDr. Chinmay PandyaDev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal2279-05782582-45892022-01-011910.36018/dsiij.v19i.240Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast CancerColette Worcester0Chinmay Pandya1University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KansasPro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India Metastatic breast cancer has a poor prognosis, and many patients practice yoga or use other complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in their healthcare. CAM has risks and benefits, and it will be useful to understand the role of CAM integrated with conventional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.  Patients with metastatic cancer may respond differently to CAM than those without metastases, and less literature has addressed disease progression in this regard. This short review will attempt to address CAM usage in patients with breast cancer, focused on metastatic disease. The review will address some geographical and cultural differences in CAM usage, benefits of yoga for this patient population to improve quality of life, and highlight study limitations and implementation. http://dsiij.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/dsiij/article/view/240Metastatic Breast CancerComplementary And Alternative MedicineYogaCultural Differences
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Complementary And Alternative Medicine
Yoga
Cultural Differences
title Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_full Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_fullStr Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_short Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Yoga Practice in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_sort complementary and alternative medicine usage and yoga practice in patients with metastatic breast cancer
topic Metastatic Breast Cancer
Complementary And Alternative Medicine
Yoga
Cultural Differences
url http://dsiij.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/dsiij/article/view/240
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