Yoga 'helps beat stress of cancer': Exercises control stress and improve wellbeing of women having radiation treatment

• Stretching helped lessen fatigue, meditation made patients feel healthy
• 191 women with breast cancer assessed at the University of Texas
• Has sparked further research into exact moves in yoga that help

Yoga may improve the lives of breast cancer patients, a study has found. Researchers say practising it can control stress and improve the wellbeing of women having radiation treatment. Simple stretching exercises were able to lessen fatigue, the study showed. But – when stretching was combined with the breathing, meditation and relaxation techniques used in yoga – breast cancer patients also felt healthier and more relaxed.

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