| Title |
Effects of six months of Yoga on inflammatory serum markers prognostic of recurrence risk in breast cancer survivors
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| Published in |
SpringerPlus, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-015-0912-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dorothy Long Parma, Daniel C Hughes, Sagar Ghosh, Rong Li, Rose A Treviño-Whitaker, Susan M Ogden, Amelie G Ramirez |
| Abstract |
Yoga-based exercise has proven to be beneficial for practitioners, including cancer survivors. This study reports on the effect on inflammatory biological markers for 20 breast cancer survivors who participated in a six-month yoga-based (YE) exercise program. Results are compared to a comprehensive exercise (CE) program group and a comparison (C) exercise group who chose their own exercises. "Pre" and "post" assessments included measures of anthropometrics, cardiorespiratory capacity, and inflammatory markers interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and C-reactive protein (CRP). Descriptive statistics, effect size (d), and dependent sample 't' tests for all outcome measures were calculated for the YE group. Significant improvements were seen in decreased % body fat, (-3.00%, d = -0.44, p = <.001) but not in cardiorespiratory capacity or in inflammatory serum markers. To compare YE outcomes with the other two groups, a one-way analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA) was used, controlling for age, BMI, cardiorespiratory capacity and serum marker baseline values. We found no differences between groups. Moreover, we did not see significant changes in any inflammatory marker for any group. Our results support the effectiveness of yoga-based exercise modified for breast cancer survivors for improving body composition. Larger studies are needed to determine if there are significant changes in inflammatory serum markers as a result of specific exercise modalities. |
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| Student > Master | 11 | 12% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
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| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 5% |
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