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Writer's pictureDr Ashok Barthwal

Inclusion of Yoga Highly Beneficial for the Treatment of Breast Cancer


Breast Cancer is the most common cancer affecting women. As per GLOBOCAN 2020, in India, BC accounted for 13.5% of all cancer cases and 10.6% of all death.


These figures go around 178361 and 90408. More than 50% of Indian women suffer from stages 3 and 4 of Breast Cancer. Post-Cancer survival of women with breast cancer was reported to be 60% for Indian women, compared to 80% in the US.


Breast Cancer raises a huge amount of anxiety twofold. The first fear of life and the second side effects of treatment. Under such conditions, Yoga is the best Indian traditional remedy without side effects but under the observation of clinical and therapeutic experts.


A study by Tata Memorial Centre indicates that the inclusion of Yoga in the process of breast cancer treatment resulted in a 15% improvement in disease-free survival and 14% in overall survival.

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