meditation & cancer

Meditation earning a place in health care

David Stroud, Las Vegas Review-Journal: Tina Encheva is sitting in a chair in front of five women, all of them…

May 19, 2015

World-first evidence suggests that meditation alters cancer survivors’ cells

For the first time, researchers have shown that practising mindfulness meditation or being involved in a support group has a…

February 3, 2015

Clear new evidence for mind-body connection demonstrated in study

For the first time, researchers have shown that practising mindfulness meditation or being involved in a support group has a…

November 5, 2014

Mindfulness meditation improved quality of life in adolescents with cancer

Christine A. Zawistowski, MD, HemOnc Today: A diagnosis of cancer is accompanied by a high degree of emotional stress. Consequently,…

August 28, 2014

Mindfulness-based meditation could lessen cancer symptoms among teens

Business Standard: Researchers at the University of Montreal have suggested that mindfulness-based meditation could lessen some symptoms associated with cancer…

March 25, 2014

Mindfulness-based meditation helps teenagers with cancer

Mindfulness-based meditation could lessen some symptoms associated with cancer in teens, according to the results of a clinical trial intervention…

March 13, 2014

Mind over cancer: can meditation aid recovery?

Matthew Jenkin, The Guardian: Trials have shown that mindfulness can increase calm and wellbeing, lead to better sleep and less…

February 14, 2014

Research finds yoga, meditation can help women after cancer

Heather Yourex, Global Toronto: Susan Ockey has been practicing yoga for nearly 5 years. She started her practice after her…

October 31, 2013

Mindfulness and cancer

Richard C. Frank, MD, WebMD: I have just returned from the Omega Institute in Rheinbeck, NY, where I was a…

July 20, 2013

The capacity to heal

Tali Hardevall, Jerusalem Post: It’s not every day that you go to an interview with hardly any prior information or…

October 29, 2012