Caroline Hoffman, PhD and her team of researchers wanted to find out if Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) could be more effective than standard care in boosting the mood, health-related quality of life, and well-being of women with stage 0 to III breast cancer.
The women trained in MBSR (sitting meditation, body scans, yoga stretching) enjoyed significant improvements in general mood and well-being, as well as better quality of life related to illness and health stressors than did the control group at both 8 and 12 weeks.
An article with more details about the study can be read here:
http://www.nicabm.com/nicabmblog/pink-ribbon-mindfulness-mindfulness-meditation-and-cancer-recovery/
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