Yoga for Breast Cancer
By: Alin ThomsTotal Views: 211, Word Count: 528,
Yoga for breast cancer can be applied when other treatments do not succeed. Medical practitioners advice patients to take benefit from yoga, when other treatments fail to deliver. For this, conduct an extensive research on peculiar features of yoga program for breast cancer to get some positive result.
In the past, various studies conducted on cancer patients have revealed that yoga program has helped to decrease fatigue in patients. In fact, it helps to improve quality of sleep, physical strength, and in general, the quality of life of the patient suffering from deadly disease like cancer.
What is Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is one of the deadly diseases that develop in the breast cells of people of both genders. Across the world, many people get affected with this type of cancer due to the genetic mutation. In reality, it is said to be one of the most common types of cancer after lung cancer. As compared to men, women have more chances of breast cancer wherein, the survival rate is same in both men and women.
What are the Causes of Breast Cancer?
Usually, breast cancer occurs due to a variety of hereditary and environmental factors. Many times, mutation is the general cause of breast cancer that happens due to exposure to estrogen hormone. Apart from this, majority of the times, breast cancer occurs due to two types of genes. They are: BRCA also known as breast cancer 1, and BRCA2, that is breast cancer 2.
There are no hard and fast rules. A person may develop breast cancer from the relatives of both sides that is both maternal and paternal relatives. Besides, the other factors that cause breast cancer are: age, gender, hormones, child-bearing, alcohol consumption, high-fat diet, stoutness, sudden change in work life and exposure to radiation. Yoga for breast cancer does prove beneficial if practiced with disciplined approach as it helps to gain confidence.
What are the Benefits of Different Types of Yoga forms on Cancer Patients?
Cancer patients who attend specially designed ‘hatha yoga’ classes exhibit a considerable amount of improvement. In various cases of cancer in the past, practicing different forms of yoga has helped to improve the stress levels and general welfare.
Gradually, with time, various health care organizations and cancer treatment centers popularized yoga's benefits. Lots of certified health care companies encourage the cancer patients to try yoga.
How Yoga for Breast Cancer helps to Manage it?
1. Different forms of yoga and various asanas benefit the cancer patients as they help them to bear the stress and pain felt in the lump.
2. Cancer patients can practice the sitting and standing forms of yogasanas and different forms of pranayams like: pawanmuktasana, nadi shodhana pranayama for psychic network purification, bhramari pranayama, kapalbhati pranayama to cleanse breathing, and yoga nidra to attain psychic sleep.
3. In general, yoga helps a person to strengthen his/her immune system and to lighten pain. These factors help out the patient to fight cancer.
4. As the advanced stages of cancer leads to burning sensation, itching, increased sensitivity and tingling in the breast region of the patient, practicing yoga helps to achieve tranquility.
About the Author
Dr.Alin Thoms is a well known cancer specialist ( oncologist) and has been in this field since from 1995. He uses radiotherapy or drugs to treat cancer. He has done B.A and B.M.B.ch from Oxford University. His special interests lies in - leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and chemotherapy and transplantation for these disorders. He is currently director of the North London Cancer Network.
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