Mindfulness and its efficacy for psychological and biological responses in women with breast cancer.
Cancer Medicine May 2017 Elisabeth Kenne Sarenmalm, Lena B Mårtensson, Bengt A Andersson et al.
Many breast cancer survivors have to deal with a variety of psychological and physiological sequelae including impaired immune responses. The primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to determine the efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention for mood disorders in women with breast cancer. Secondary outcomes were symptom experience, health status, coping...
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1052 (opens in new tab)
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Breast cancer
Immune response
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
Randomized clinical trial