A Large Randomized Trial: Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Breast Cancer (BC) Survivors on Salivary Cortisol and IL-6.
Lengacher CA, Reich RR, Paterson CL, Shelton M, Shivers S, Ramesar S, Pleasant ML, Budhrani-Shani P, Groer M, Post-White J, Johnson-Mallard V, Kane B, Cousin L, Moscoso MS, Romershausen TA, Park JY.
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Biol Res Nurs. 2019 Jan;21(1):39-49. doi: 10.1177/1099800418789777. Epub 2018 Aug 5.
Biol Res Nurs. 2019.
PMID: 30079756
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Clinical Trial.
Little is known, however, about how MBSR affects objective markers of stress, specifically the stress hormone cortisol and the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). ...Cortisol and IL-6 were also measured prior to and after the MBSR(BC) class Weeks 1 and 6 …
Little is known, however, about how MBSR affects objective markers of stress, specifically the stress hormone cortisol and the pro-in …