ReviewCureus2024
Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS): A Systematic Review of the YOCAS Program's Impact on Physical and Psychological Well-Being.
Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mind-body interventions for cancer-related dyspnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Development of digital self-management support for breast cancer survivors: ensuring evidence-based approaches and patient engagement from concept to implementation.ESMO real world data and digital oncology · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Yoga Enhances Neuroplasticity and Metabolic Regulation Through Elevated Plasma Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Ghrelin in a Heterogeneous Cancer Survivor Population.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Cancer survivors frequently experience prolonged physical and psychological symptoms including cancer-related fatigue (CRF), sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment, and musculoskeletal pain. Conventional treatments for these symptoms have demonstrated limited efficacy, emphasising the need for complementary therapies. The Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS) program is a structured mind-body intervention designed to address these challenges. This systematic review evaluated the efficacy of YOCAS in managing CRF, sleep quality, cognitive function, and musculoskeletal symptoms in cancer survivors using randomised controlled trials (RCTs). A comprehensive search was conducted across the Google Scholar, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and PubMed databases for RCTs published between January 2000 and September 2024. Eligible studies included adult cancer survivors who had completed primary treatment and compared YOCAS interventions to control groups. The primary outcomes were cancer-related fatigue, sleep quality, cognitive function, and musculoskeletal symptoms. The risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool, and the findings were synthesised. Six RCTs, involving 1,717 participants, met the inclusion criteria. The YOCAS program demonstrated significant improvements in the reduction of cancer-related fatigue and sleep quality. Cognitive function and memory were improved, particularly among breast cancer survivors, with reduced musculoskeletal pain reported in participants undergoing hormonal therapy. Despite variations in study design, the risk of bias was generally low. The YOCAS program effectively reduced cancer-related fatigue, improved sleep quality, and addressed the cognitive and musculoskeletal symptoms in cancer survivors. Given its low risk and broad applicability, YOCAS shows promise as a complementary therapy for cancer survivorship care. Future research should focus on the long-term sustainability of these benefits and explore the impact of the program across diverse cancer populations.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.