Effect of Yoga in the Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Case Study

Abstract

The present study is mainly oriented to examine the effect of yogic practices on the post surgical management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer. The case study is of the patient of 78 years old who underwent surgery for Medullary Thyroid Cancer. The patient was supposed to go for periodic medical examination as recommended by the consultants to test possibility of reoccurrence. The patient practiced yogic practices particularly some specific as an as and (Pranayam) along with dietary and pharmaceutical management. During periodic checkup, since surgical operation, most of the reports came up to be absolutely normal. The patient and the consultants reported it to be unpredictable positive outcome. The present paper thus, testifies the effect of yoga on post-surgical management.