Impact of Medical Qigong on quality of life, fatigue, mood and inflammation in cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Authors :: Oh, B.
Butow, P.
Mullan, B.
Clarke, S.
Beale, P.
Pavlakis, N.
Kothe, E.
Lam, L.
Rosenthal, D.
Source :: Annals of Oncology. Mar2010, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p608-614. 7p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Background: Substantial numbers of cancer patients use complementary medicine therapies, even without a supportive evidence base. This study aimed to evaluate in a randomized controlled trial, the use of Medical Qigong (MQ) compared with usual care to improve the quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Subjects :: *CANCER patients
*CLINICAL trials
*INFLAMMATION
*QUALITY of life
*FATIGUE (Physiology)

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