Evidence-based Non-pharmacological Therapies for Palliative Cancer Care by William C. S. Cho

Author:William C. S. Cho
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht

6.7 Conclusions and Recommendations

Yoga has become increasingly popular as a complementary and alternative therapy for symptom management in oncology. By reducing several cancer-or treatment-related symptoms, yoga may concomitantly improve QoL. Despite the relatively poor quality and heterogeneity of studies for yoga on QoL, the evidence suggests that the use of yoga may have benefits for improving QoL of cancer patients. It has been proposed that yoga produces a relaxation response, enhances body awareness, has psycho-neuro-immunological effects, and affects melatonin levels that underlie the biopsychosocial mechanisms of yoga. To date, the evidence is insufficient to conclude that yoga is an effective supportive treatment for cancer. Further research is recommended to specify the types or styles of yoga used, to develop and use standardized QoL measures agreed by the research community related, to evaluate the mechanism for the effectiveness of yoga for oncology, and to identify the ­feasible and effective treatment dose of yoga programs on health outcomes.

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