Meditation Benefits Breast Cancer Patients
Breast cancer patients can reduce stress and improve their emotional and mental well-being with transcendental meditation, according to a new U.S. study.
In the two-year study, 130 patients aged 55 and older at Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago were placed in one of two groups - one practicing transcendental medication and the other was the ususal care control group - with the patients’ quality of life assessed every six months.
The study’s researchers point that emotional and psychosocial stress contribute to the onset and progression of breast cancer and cancer mortality. The researchers found, however, transcendental medication reduced stress and improved emotional well-being as well as mental health in older breast cancer patients.
Furthermore, the researchers report the women in the study who practised the meditation techniques experienced significant benefits in their overall quality of life.
