From the preventative standpoint, lifestyle interventions such as adequate exercise, limiting alcohol, limiting hormone therapy, and breastfeeding have been associated with reduced risk for developing breast cancer.[1] Some evidence suggests that mind-body modalities such as yoga and mindfulness can improve quality of life and mood disturbances in patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.[2][3]
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- ^Breast Cancer
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- ^Schell LK, Monsef I, Wöckel A, Skoetz NMindfulness-based stress reduction for women diagnosed with breast cancer.Cochrane Database Syst Rev.(2019-03-27)