<span style="color: #222222;">The inclusion of Yoga is highly beneficial in treating breast cancer patients, according to the Tata Memorial Center (TMC) study. Dr Rajendra Badawe, director of TMC, said that the inclusion of Yoga resulted in a 15% relative improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) and 14% in overall survival (OS). AIR Mumbai Correspondent reports that Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in India and globally. It raises a huge amount of anxiety in women twofold: the first fear of cancer with a threat to life and the second worry due to side effects of treatment and coping with it.<br />”<br />”According to the study, YOGA, practised with rigour and perseverance, has proved its superiority in maintaining an excellent quality of life and has also numerically reduced the risk of recurrence and death by 15%. It is the first study where the long-term benefits in quality of life have been noted with the inclusion of Yoga. It is the largest clinical trial and an essential milestone in using YOGA in breast cancer since this is the first example of an Indian traditional remedy being tested in a rigorous western randomized study design with robust sample size.<br />”<br />”The yoga intervention was carefully designed with inputs from yoga consultants, clinicians, and physiotherapists to suit the needs of breast cancer patients and survivors, keeping in focus the different phases of their treatment and recovery. It was implemented through classes by qualified and experienced yoga instructors.&nbsp;</span><br />