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Cancer is a complex group of illnesses with costly and difficult treatments.
Increasingly, research supports the use of integrative and complementary care for people diagnosed with cancer…
Cancer is a complex group of illnesses with costly and difficult treatments. Increasingly, research supports the use of integrative and complementary care for people diagnosed with cancer.
Yoga, and its sister science, Ayurveda, are both ancient systems developed in India at least 5,000 years ago, but are increasing in popularity and use as complementary or integrative care modalities throughout the world today.
Understanding their benefits and uses can add to the potential pool of healing modalities that can be of use for people diagnosed with cancer.,,
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