Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Effects on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Breast Cancer Survivors.

Study at a glance

Characteristics	Observational cohort Peer reviewed
Population	Breast cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
Intervention	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Topics	Meditation
Key findings	MBSR may reduce symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and improve quality of life in breast cancer survivors, suggesting a complementary role in symptom management.

Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.

Study	Year	Design	Participants
Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students	2006	Observational cohort
Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia	1992	Observational cohort	n = 22
Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls	2005	Observational cohort	n = 20
Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls	2011	Observational cohort
Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls	2004	Observational cohort

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