Yoga's Impact on Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
Author Information
Author(s): Rao Raghavendra M, Nagendra H R, Raghuram Nagarathna, Vinay C Chandrashekara, Gopinath K. S., Srinath B. S.
Primary Institution: Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, India
Hypothesis
Yoga interventions would help improve postoperative outcomes and recovery and improve wound healing in early operable breast cancer patients undergoing surgery.
Conclusion
The results suggest possible benefits of yoga in reducing postoperative complications in breast cancer patients.
Supporting Evidence
- Patients in the yoga group had a shorter duration of hospital stay compared to controls.
- The yoga group experienced fewer days of drain retention after surgery.
- Plasma TNF-alpha levels decreased significantly in the yoga group post-surgery.
Takeaway
Doing yoga can help breast cancer patients heal faster after surgery and spend less time in the hospital.
Methodology
A randomized controlled trial comparing yoga intervention with supportive therapy and exercise rehabilitation in 98 breast cancer patients.
Potential Biases
Potential bias due to lack of blinding for participants in the yoga group.
Limitations
The study had a 29% attrition rate and only assessed one cytokine (TNF-alpha) for wound healing.
Participant Demographics
Women aged 30 to 70 years with recently diagnosed stage II and III breast cancer.
Statistical Information
P-Value
0.001
Confidence Interval
95% CI (0.74 to 2.8)
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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