Medical qigong for cancer patients: Pilot study of impact on quality of life, side effects of treatment and inflammation

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-472

  Oh, Byeongsang ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^b   Mullan, Barbara ^b   Clarke, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Inflammation biomarker (c Reactive Protein); Medical Qigong; Quality of life; Randomized clinical trial; Side effects of cancer treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREATHING EXERCISE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDICAL QIGONG; MEDITATION; NAUSEA; OVARY CANCER; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATHING EXERCISES; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 44949092633     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005904     Document Type: Article

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