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Yoga isnt just for improving muscle strength and flexibility. New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that yoga may be a safe way to reduce fatigue and improve overall health in breast cancer survivors.

Women recovering from breast cancer often experience troubled sleep as result of their treatments which can lead to increased fatigue and inflammation.

Fatigue is a downward spiralthe less you do, the less youre able to do. The less youre able to do, the less you do, lead author Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology at The Ohio State University, told FoxNews.com.

Lowering inflammation can maximize overall health post-cancer treatment, since it is associated with a number of negative health outcomes including coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimers disease.

For women recovering from breast cancer, exercise is one of the best ways to lower fatigue and inflammation. However, cancer treatment often leads to a substantial decline in cardiorespiratory fitness, because the therapies are so debilitating. Breast cancer survivors have a 30 percent lower level of cardiorespiratory fitness compared to their sedentary counterparts who havent had treatment.

Researchers chose to try yoga with breast cancer survivors, because it can be used with all levels of fitness and can be adapted for women with physical limitations.

Yoga is easier to have women to try. Rather than saying, Lets try running, it may seem less demanding and daunting, Kiecolt-Glaser said.

Over a period of six years, researchers at Ohio State University studied the effects of yoga on inflammation, mood and fatigue levels in breast cancer survivors who had completed cancer treatment within the past three years.

In the randomized controlled trial of 200 women between the ages of 27 and 76, the women followed a 12-week hatha yoga intervention. The women performed a set sequence of yoga postures created by yoga teacher Marcia Miller, which included breathing and meditation.

Millers yoga sequence emphasized mindfulness and used yoga bolsters and blankets to make the movements as safe as possible for the women. All yoga group subjects did the same sequence and practiced for 90 minutes twice a week. Immediately after the trial, the yoga group had a 41 percent drop in fatigue, and markers for inflammation were lower compared to a non-yoga control group. Researchers followed up with participants three months later and again discovered improved health measures. Women who had practiced yoga had 57 percent less fatigue and 13 to 20 percent less inflammation compared to the non-yoga group.

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Yoga can decrease inflammation, fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to new research. The more the women in the study practiced yoga, the better their results.

At the six-month point of the study -- three months after the formal yoga practice had ended -- results showed that on average, fatigue was 57 percent lower in women who had practiced yoga compared to the non-yoga group, and their inflammation was reduced by up to 20 percent.

The participants had completed all breast cancer treatments before the start of the study and only yoga novices were recruited for the randomized, controlled clinical trial.

Participants practiced yoga in small groups twice a week for 12 weeks. Women making up the control group were wait-listed to receive the same yoga sessions once the trial was over. During the study, they were instructed to go about their normal routines and not to do yoga.

"This showed that modest yoga practice over a period of several months could have substantial benefits for breast cancer survivors," said Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology at The Ohio State University and lead author of the study.

"We also think the results could easily generalize to other groups of people who have issues with fatigue and inflammation," said Kiecolt-Glaser, also an investigator in Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research.

Though many studies have suggested that yoga has numerous benefits, this is the largest known randomized controlled trial that includes biological measures, Kiecolt-Glaser said. Researchers recruited 200 women for the study.

The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The research team focused on breast cancer survivors because the rigors of treatment can be so taxing on patients.

"One of the problems they face is a real reduction in cardiorespiratory fitness. The treatment is so debilitating and they are so tired, and the less you do physically, the less you're able to do. It's a downward spiral," Kiecolt-Glaser said. "That's one reason we think there are higher levels of inflammation in cancer survivors, meaning that an intervention that reduces inflammation could potentially be very beneficial."

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Yoga can lower fatigue, inflammation in breast cancer survivors

At least one in three women diagnosed for breast cancer suffers from lingering fatigue months or even years after treatment ends, but practicing yoga significantly reduces this symptom and also helps lower levels of dangerous inflammation. Thats the finding of a new National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trial that randomly assigned 200 breast cancer survivors to take either a 90-minute hatha yoga classa gentler form than the popular hot bikram yogatwice a week for 12 weeks or to be in a control group that was waitlisted for the class.

At the end of the study published online Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, those who practiced yoga reported about 50 percent less fatigue than those in the control group and had 20 percent lower levels of three proteins in the blood that are markers for inflammation. The proteins, generated by the immune system, are known to cause fatigue, headaches, and general malaise when we develop an infectionthe bodys way of forcing us to get rest.

Excess inflammation has been linked to a higher risk of breast cancer recurrence and chronic diseases of aging such as diabetes, osteoporosis, and heart disease, according to study leader Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

The more times women practiced yoga each week, the lower the levels of their tiredness and inflammation. Whats more, these benefits persisted three months after the study endedpresumably because many of the study participants were keeping up their yoga practice.

Sleep was significantly improved in the women who did yoga, and that could be a major reason for the decline in their fatigue and inflammation, said Kiecolt-Glaser. Many breast cancer survivors suffer from chronic insomnia, she added, often due to anxiety that persists after their diagnosis with a life-threatening disease.

Studies show that some patients continue to have moderate-to-severe fatigue years after treatment, states the National Cancer Institute website. Besides lack of sleep, anti-estrogen drugs like tamoxifengiven to many breast cancer patients for 5 to 10 years after their diagnosis to prevent a recurrencecan also contribute to fatigue, according to NCI.

Even in those without breast cancer, yoga has been shown to provide the sameor even biggermood-boosting effects than running and other forms of strenous exercise. But newcomers to yoga also need to be careful not to overdo it since pushing too much, too fast, can raise the risk of injuries.

Breast cancer patients who are older or still recovering from surgery or chemotherapy could certainly benefit from the practice. Kiecolt-Glaser recommended starting with a hatha yoga class, a restorative form that focuses on gentle stretching and a period of resting meditation at the end.

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Practising yoga for as little as three months reduced symptoms of fatigue and inflammation that followed radiotherapy in a group of patients.

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"This showed that modest yoga practice over a period of several months could have substantial benefits for breast cancer survivors," said study leader Professor Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, from Ohio State University in the US.

She added: "We also think the results could easily generalise to other groups of people who have issues with fatigue and inflammation."

The findings are published in the latest edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Chronic inflammation is linked to numerous health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimer's, as well as effects of ageing such as frailty and functional decline.

A total of 200 women aged 27 to 76 took part in the study having undergone surgery or radiotherapy two months to three years earlier. One group was offered 90-minute yoga classes twice a week for three months, and encouraged to practise at home.

Immediately after the sessions ended, tests showed levels of pro-inflammatory signalling molecules were significantly lower in women who had attended. After another three months fatigue levels were 57% lower in the yoga group and inflammation was reduced by between 13% and 20%.

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