Open AccessEffectiveness of pranayama on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Jyothi Chakrabarty,
. Vidyasagar,
Donald J Fernandes,
Ganapathi Joisa,
Prabha Varghese,
Shreemathi S Mayya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.146062
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , radiation therapy , randomized controlled trial , cancer related fatigue , cancer , physical therapy
Incidence of breast cancer is very high among women around the world. Breast cancer patients experience cancer-related fatigue at some points during the treatment for breast cancer. Since cancer-related fatigue is of multifactorial origin, there are no evidence-based treatment strategies for fatigue. This study tested the effectiveness of certain pranayama techniques in reducing cancer-related fatigue among breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.