Many women diagnosed with breast cancer find that complementary
medicine techniques such as yoga can help them achieve physical,
mental, and emotional balance during and after conventional
treatment. A study shows that women treated for early breast
cancer who did Iyengar yoga had a better quality of life
compared to women who didn't do yoga. The study also showed that
the women who practiced yoga had decreased activity of a protein
in the body, NF-kB. NF-kB is a protein in the immune system and
is associated with physical and mental stress. Less activity by
this protein may possibly mean the women have less stress, but
more research is needed. Scientific research on most
complementary therapies is relatively new and the studies are
small (like this one). Still, early results have shown that some
complementary techniques may help ease physical and emotional
symptoms in some people. When combined with conventional
medicine, complementary therapies may offer a more integrated
approach to healing. In the breastc