REVIEW ON IMPORTANCE OF YOGA: IN CANCER THERAPY

More individuals are turning to complementary and alternative medicine to deal with cancer and the side effects and toxicities of its therapy (CAM). Consequently, integrative oncology, a growing field that integrates evidence-based CAM approaches and conventional therapy, cancer treatment. Yoga as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is flourishing and gaining acceptance. Through 21 pertinent clinical trials (single-armed, nonrandomized, and randomized controlled trials) on the use of yoga in cancer patients were found using an electronic database search (Pub Med). These trials enrolled 10,660 cancer patients from 20 different nations in total. Despite certain methodological flaws, the majority of research found that yoga helped patients' physical and psychological symptoms, quality of life and immune system indicators.

Key Words: Cancer, Complementary and alternative Medicine, Mindfulness -based Stress reeducation, HathaYoga, QoL, risks.