breast cancer and Tai Chi & qigong
BREAST CANCER THERAPY (QIGONG -
CHI KUNG).
NIH (National Institutes
of Health)
Effect of Tai Chi Chuan in Breast Cancer
Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Results: Fifteen articles involving a total of 885 breast
cancer participants were included in this review. Compared
with non-exercised therapy, TCC had a significant effect on
quality of life in breast cancer patients
Click for NIH study
Research on tai chi in
women with breast cancer
In a few small studies,
tai chi was shown to improve heart and lung function,
strength, flexibility, self-esteem, and quality of life in
women who had had breast cancer.
A 2004 study at the Wilmot Cancer Center in Rochester, NY
Researchers from the MD Anderson
Cancer Center at the University of Texas found that practicing
qi gong was linked with decreased depression and increased
quality of life in women who were undergoing radiotherapy for
their breast cancer.
The
findings are important because past research has shown an
association between depression and worse outcomes for cancer
patients.
The new study, published in
the journal Cancer, included 96 Chinese women who had stage 1,
2 or 3 breast cancer and were going to the Fudan University
Shanghai Cancer Center in China. ...
Researchers found that women who did
qi gong experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms by the
end of the study, while women who were in the control group
didn't experience any decrease in symptoms. They also noted
that the women who had the highest scores on the depression
scale were the ones who experienced the greatest benefit --
both in decreased depressive symptoms and improved quality of
life -- from qi gong.
-- Huffington Post, January 28, 2013
BREAST CANCER THERAPY
(TAI CHI).
CANBERRA,
Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The traditional Chinese exercise of Tai
Chi helps women who develop persistent arm swelling after
breast cancer surgery, an Australian researcher has found.
An Australian Associated Press report on Friday quoted Neil
Piller of the Flinders Medical Center in Adelaide, South
Australia, as saying that up to 30 percent of breast cancer
patients develop a condition known as lymphoedema after a
mastectomy or partial breast removal.
Breast
cancer. Tai chi has shown potential for improving quality of
life and functional capacity (the physical ability to carry
out normal daily activities, such as work or exercise) in
women suffering from breast cancer or the side effects of
breast cancer treatment. For example, a 2008 study at
the University of Rochester, published in Medicine and Sport
Science, found that quality of life and functional capacity
(including aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and
flexibility) improved in women with breast cancer who did 12
weeks of tai chi, while declining in a control group that
received only supportive therapy.
Harvard Medical School's Health Publications,
May, 2009
Tai
Chi Chuan (TCC) may be a useful form of aerobic exercise
capable of improving inflammatory profiles and cardiovascular
function (CF) among breast cancer survivors.
University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. University of North
Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
CONCLUSION: These data suggest that TCC may improve
inflammatory profiles and that these changes may be associated
with changes in CF. More definitive phase III randomized
clinical trials are needed to confirm these results. Funded by
NCI grant 1R25CA102618 and Sally Schindel Cone Fund
The Tai Chi
group demonstrated significant improvements in Quality of
Life, while the Psychosocial Support group reported declines
in Quality of Life. Additionally, the Tai Chi group exhibited
improvements in self-esteem, while the Psychosocial Support
group reported declines in self-esteem.
-- Support Care Cancer, 12, 871-6
This study examined the effects of
qi-gong therapy on complete blood counts in breast cancer
patients treated with chemotherapy. The experimental group
received a 21-day qi-gong therapy. Significant differences in
white blood cells, platelets and hemoglobin over the 3-week
therapy suggested that qi-gong therapy may decrease leukopenia
in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.
-- Cancer Nursing, 29, 149-55
Tai Chi Chuan, health-related
quality of life and self-esteem: a randomized trial with
breast cancer survivors. Mustian KM, Katula JA, Gill
DL, Roscoe JA, Lang D, Murphy K.Behavioral Medicine Unit,
Department of Radiation Oncology, James P. Wilmot Cancer
Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine and
Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 704, Rochester, NY 14642,
USA. Karen_Mustian@urmc.rochester.edu
GOALS: Health-related quality of life
(HRQL) and self-esteem are often diminished among women
diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. Tai Chi is a moderate
form of exercise that may be an effective therapy for
improving HRQL and self-esteem among these women. We sought to
compare the efficacy of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) and psychosocial
support (PST) for improving HRQL and self-esteem among breast
cancer survivors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A group of 21 women
diagnosed with breast cancer, who had completed treatment
within the last 30 months were randomized to receive 12 weeks
of TCC or PST. Participants in both groups met three times a
week for 60 minutes. HRQL and self-esteem were assessed at
baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. RESULTS: The TCC group
demonstrated significant improvements in HRQL, while the PST
group reported declines in HRQL, with the differences between
the two groups approaching significance at week 12.
Additionally, the TCC group exhibited improvements in
self-esteem, while the PST group reported declines in
self-esteem, with the differences between groups reaching
statistical significance at week 12. These findings, coupled
with a visual inspection of the raw change scores, support the
plausibility of a dose-response relationship concerning Tai
Chi.
CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot
investigation, the TCC group exhibited improvements in HRQL
and self-esteem from baseline to 6 and 12 weeks, while the
support group exhibited declines.
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