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. 2012 Oct 17;2012:642576. doi: 10.1155/2012/642576

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Author Sample Cancer Type
and Treatment
Yoga Intervention Control
Group
Outcome Measures
Reported in Current Review
Chandwani et al., 2010 [10] Treatment: T1 = 30, T2 = 27
Control: T1 = 31, T2 = 31
Age range: 31–68
Mean age = 53
Breast (Stages 0–3)
Chemotherapy (n = 47) 
Radiation therapy (n = 61)
60-minute classes twice weekly for 6 weeks
Type: Vivekananda Yoga
Wait-list control Quality of Life
-SF-36
Psychosocial
-CES-D, STAI
Symptom
-BFI, PSQI

Cohen et al., 2004 [11] Treatment: T1 = 19, T2 = 16
Control: T1 = 19, T2 = 14
Age range: NR
Mean age = 51
Lymphoma (Stages I–IV)
Previous 12 months receiving chemotherapy
Weekly classes for 7 weeks (class length not reported)
Type: Tibetan Yoga
Wait-list control Psychosocial
-CES-D, STAI
Symptom
-BFI, PSQI

Culos-Reed et al., 2006 [12] Treatment: T1 = 20, T2 = 18
Control: T1 = 18, T2 = 18
Age range: NR
Mean age = 51
Breast (n = 32), Other (n = 6) 
≥3 months post-treatment
75 minute weekly classes for 7 weeks
Type: Iyengar Yoga
Wait-list control Quality of Life
-EORTC QLQ-C30
Psychosocial
-POMS

Danhauer et al., 2009 [13] Treatment:T1 = 22, T2 = 13
Control: T1 = 22, T2 = 14
Age range: 38–79
Mean age = 55
Breast (Stages I–IV)
Radiation therapy (n = 9) 
Chemotherapy (n = 11)
75-minute weekly classes for 10 weeks
Type: Integral Yoga
Wait-list control Quality of Life
-FACT-B, SF-12
Psychosocial
-CES-D, PANAS, FACIT-Sp
Symptom
-FACT-F, PSQI

Littman et al., 2011 [14] Treatment: T1 = 32, T2 = 27
Control: T1 = 31, T2 = 27
Age range: 33–74
Mean age = 60
Breast (Stages 0–III)
>3 months post-hemotherapy and/or post-radiation
75-minute classes five times per week for 26 weeks (combination in-facility and home-based practice)
Type: Viniyoga
Wait-list control Quality of Life
-FACT-G
Symptom
-FACT-F

Moadel et al., 2007 [15] Treatment: T1 = 45, T2 = 45
Control: T1 = 26, T2 = 26
Age range: 28–75
Mean age = 54
Breast (Stages I–III)
Surgery (n = 95) 
Radiation Therapy
(n = 10)Chemotherapy
(n = 27)Anti-estrogen Therapy
(n = 30)
90 minute weekly classes for 12 weeks. Home practice encouraged
Type: Hatha Yoga
Wait-list control Quality of Life
-FACT-G
Psychosocial
-FACIT-Sp
Symptom
-FACT-F

Vadiraja et al., 2009a and b [16, 17] Treatment: T1 = 44, T2 = 42
Control: T1 = 44, T2 = 33
Age range: 30–70 
Mean age = 46
Breast (Stages II-III)
Radiation therapy (n = 88)
Minimum of 3 in-person 60-minute individual yoga sessions per week for 6 weeks. Home practice encouraged.
Type: Integrated Yoga Program
3-4 sessions of brief supportive therapy w/education Quality of Life
-EORTC QoL C30
Psychosocial
-PANAS, HADS