Role of yoga in cancer patients: Expectations, benefits, and risks: A review

摘要: Background: The diagnosis and treatment of cancer poses severe psychologic distress that impacts functional quality life. While directed treatments are purely against tumor killing, interventions reduce related improve life the need hour. Yoga is one such mind body intervention gaining popularity among patients. Method: Several research studies in last two decades unravel benefits yoga terms improved mood states, symptom reduction, stress reduction apart from improving host factors known to affect survival However, several metaanalysis reviews show equivocal for yoga. In this review, we will study patients with respect expectations, risks analyse principles behind tailoring Results: on heterogeneity varied types Interventions, duration, exposure, practices indications. It also elucidates situational context reaping cautions its use others. there bibliometric analysis effects yoga; most them have not enlarged scope their review cover basic these Conclusion: This offers insight into practice