Medical Qigong for Cancer Patients: Pilot Study of Impact on Quality of Life, Side Effects of Treatment and Inflammation

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Medical Qigong for Cancer Patients: Pilot Study of Impact on Quality of Life, Side Effects of Treatment and Inflammation

Quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients is often diminished due to the side effects of treatment and symptoms of the disease itself. Medical Qigong (coordination of gentle exercise and relaxation through meditation and breathing exercise based on Chinese medicine theory of energy channels) may be a...

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Main Authors:	Oh, B., Butow, P., Mullan, Barbara, Clarke, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	World Scientific Publishing 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10632

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