A systematic review of the effectiveness of qigong exercise in supportive cancer care

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1121-1133

  Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Wang, Chong Wen ^a   Ho, Rainbow T H ^a   Ng, Siu Man ^a   Chan, Jessie S M ^a   Ziea, Eric T C ^b   Wong, Vivian C W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CAM; Cancer; Exercise; Qigong; RCT

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MOOD DISORDER; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG EXERCISE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREATHING EXERCISES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863985191     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1378-3     Document Type: Review

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