Barbara Nemesure
Cancer survivors can experience health issues that cause chronic illness and lower quality of life. Yoga is a well-known holistic approach to health and overall well-being. Mindfulness has many benefits, including improved focus and less stress. This study aims to evaluate if yoga and/or mindfulness has a positive effect on cancer survivors social, emotional and physical well-being as well as their epigenetics. Epigenetics is how the environment can effect your genes; not by changing our DNA, but by turning genes on or off.
Randomized interventional pilot study to evaluate whether a mind-body intervention (Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) or (oncology-informed yoga) influences patient-reported Quality of life (QoL) outcomes (physical/social/emotional/ functional well-being and symptom burden) in cancer survivors. A secondary (exploratory) aim is to evaluate whether these mind-body interventions impact epigenetics.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults over 18 years old * Primary diagnosis: Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) * Six months post cancer-directed treatment (chemotherapy, targeted and immunotherapy). Patients with active disease (e.g. metastatic colorectal cancer) who are not receiving any cancer-directed treatment are eligible. * Able to provide a saliva sample * Gives informed consent and agrees to be randomly assigned * Able to complete the questionnaire(s) in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Adults with primary anal and/or primary rectal cancer. * Adult cancer survivors who…
8 weekly sessions of cancer informed-yoga incorporating light movement, breathing techniques, and some meditation practices
SMART, developed by the Impact Foundation, is an adaptation of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) approach that incorporates other elements like mindful self-compassion, emotional literacy, and positive psychology principles to address the unique stressors faced by teachers.
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