A 6-year follow-up showed a trend toward greater recurrence, as well as higher mortality rates, among patients in the control group when compared with the patients in the intervention group.[ 19 ] In a randomized control study, Vadiraja et al .[ 20 ] compared the effects of an integrated yoga program with brief supportive therapy in 88 breast cancer outpatients undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy and showed decreases in anxiety, depression, perceived stress, 6 a.m. salivary cortisol, and pooled mean cortisol levels in the yoga group compared with controls.
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Comparison of lymphocyte apoptotic index and qualitative DNA damage in yoga practitioners and breast cancer patients: A pilot study.
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