Qi gong happiness for cancer patients （郭林抗癌健身）氣功造福癌患者

南華早報 South China Morning Post，By ELLA LEE，1999-11-17 Qi gong happiness for cancer patients （郭林抗癌健身）氣功造福癌瘤患者 編者按： 這是英文主流傳媒對陳老師當年任教瑪麗醫院Q/香港大學HKU郭林氣功抗癌班和研究班進展的專題報道。香港大學的階段性研究成果已在第六屆國際癌癥會議正式發表英文論文。 注解： 1. 文中qigong（氣功）就是 Guolin Qigong 即郭林氣功，而不是任何其它氣功。眾所周知，氣功流派甚多魚龍混雜，并非任何氣功均可抗癌健身，何況還有招搖撞騙的所謂神功其實就是偽氣功。 2. qi gong master from Beijing（北京來的氣功師）就是陳老師。 Cancer patients who practise qi gong are happier and more optimistic of recovery than those who do not, a survey has found. A medical team from the University of Hong Kong （香港大學）will now begin the SAR's first systematic study of the phenomenon. They will follow at least 100 cancer patients and monitor their health and survival rate as they practise the ancient Chinese exercise. The team invited 70 cancer patients at Queen Mary Hospital （香港政府公立瑪麗醫院，是香港大學醫學院教學醫院，也是醫院管理局港島中西區联网龍頭医院，當年號稱是亞洲最大醫院 - 編者注）to take 12 two-hour qi gong sessions between October and December last year. They were instructed in breathing patterns and exercise by a qi gong master from Beijing （北京來的氣功師）Of the 37 patients who continued practising qi gong in the six months after the course, most showed a positive response, including better moods, sleep and appetite. The patients said they were more confident about recovering. They also scored higher marks in terms of quality of life. At the sixth Hong Kong International Cancer Congress yesterday, the university's clinical psychologist, Professor Peter Lee Wing-ho,（香港大學臨床心理學教授李永浩）said many patients who practised qi gong had a lower anxiety level and were less agitated. But he stressed qi gong was not a cancer cure. 'We have to be very cautious about the findings. The improvements may be to do with group therapy and the exercise element of qi gong because patients enjoy practising with others and sharing,' he said. 'Qi gong has a beneficial effect on patients but we can't find any unique feature of it that affects the tretament of cancer.' The team interviewed 18 healthy hospital staff who also gained positive benefits from the course (18名健康的瑪麗醫院員工同事也從郭林氣功班獲益）. To increase understanding of qi gong's effects on cancer patients, a control study will be carried out on another group which undergoes psychological counselling, group therapy and different kinds of exercises. 'At this stage, we will not take a high profile stand in promoting qi gong as a cancer treatment,' Professor Lee said. More than 200 cancer patients at Queen Mary Hospital have taken qi gong classes.

hkugrant110878: A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of Guolin-Qigong on body-mind health of Chinese women with breast cancer

Grant: A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of Guolin ... hub.hku.hk/cris/project/hkugrant110878 Grant: A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of Guolin-Qigong on body-mind health of Chinese women with breast cancer ...

========= Home|About ChiCTR|Trial Search|Document|Registration|Frequently Asked Questions简体中文|English Trial search Trial search 中国临床试验注册中心简介 中国临床试验注册中心（Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR）是由卫生部指定代表我国参加世界卫生组织国际临床试验注册平台的国家临床试验注册中心，是世界卫生组织国际临床试验注册平台的一级注册机构，签署《渥太华工作组关于临床试验注册的声明》(Ottawa Group Statement for Clinical Trial Registration)，是一个非赢利的学术机构，位于四川大学华西医院。 中国临床试验注册中心的注册程序和内容完全符合WHO国际临床试验注册平台（WHO ICTRP）和国际医学期刊编辑委员会（ICMJE）的标准。 中国临床试验注册中心接受在中国和全世界实施的临床试验注册，公布研究设计信息、国际统一注册号的接口、审核研究设计、中心随机分配以保障注册临床试验的质量。 A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of TCM exercise on body-mind health of Chinese women with breast cancer Registration number： ChiCTR-TRC-14004290 Date of releasing the registration number： 2014/02/24 Registration Status： Retrospective registration Public title： A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of TCM exercise on body-mind health of Chinese women with breast cancer Scientific title： A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of TCM exercise on body-mind health of Chinese women with breast cancer Secondary ID： Applicant： You Jieshu Study leader： Chen Jianping Applicant telephone： +852 64381324 Study leader's telephone： +86 85225890479 Applicant Fax： Study leader's fax： Applicant E-mail： youyaling@163.com Study leader's E-mail： abchen@hku.hk Applicant website(voluntary supply)： Study leader's website(voluntary supply)： Applicant address： 1/F, Sassoon Road No. 10, School of Chinese Medicine, the Universitiy of Hong Kong Study leader's address： Sassoon Road No. 10, School of Chinese Medicine, the Universitiy of Hong Kong Applicant postcode： Study leader's postcode： Applicant's institution： School of Chinese Medicine, the University of Hong Kong Approved by ethic committee： Yes Approved No. of ethic committee： UW 12-046 Approved file of Ethical Committee： 查看附件View Name of the ethic committee： Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong/ Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (HKU/HA HKW IRB) Date of approved by ethic committee： 2013/10/11 Primary sponsor： The university of Hong Kong Primary sponsor's address： The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Secondary sponsor： Country： China Province： Hong Kong City： Institution hospital： Faculty of Medicine, HKU Address： Source(s) of funding： Health and Medical Research Fund Target disease： breast cancer Target disease code： Study type： Interventional Study phase： Phase I Objectives of Study： 1) To determine the effectiveness of GLQG in improving physical fitness, Qol and psychological well-being of cancer patients using Meta-analysis; 　　2) To examine the efficacy of GLQG in improving physical fitness, Qol and psychological well-being outcomes using the Functional Assessment of Breast Cancer Treatment version-3-scale (FACT-B (Ch)) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) respectively among breast cancer patients against a control group that received only health information but no GLQG intervention; 　　3) To examine the efficacy of GLQG in enhancing the immune function through detecting the levels of serum NK and IL-6 among breast cancer patients against the control group; and to examine the effect of GLQG on the development of cancer cells through detecting the level of serum cancer-related indices including CA15-3 and CEA of breast cancer patients against the control group; 　　4) To examine the effect of exercising duration on the efficacy of GLQG on breast cancer patients. Study design： Randomized parallel control Inclusion criteria (1) female with a histological diagnosis of primary breast cancer stage 0- IIIb, aged 21 or above; (2) be between 1 month and 3 years after surgery and having no drainage tubes or catheters; (3) not engaging in exercising Qigong in the past one year; (4) having no clinical diagnoses of severe mental disorders or history of psychiatric illness. Exclusion criteria： (1) taking psychotropic drugs; (2) any medical conditions that limit their body movement; (3) having serious concomitant disease or other cancers. Eligible patients will be invited to participate in this study and informed written consent will be achieved from all participants. Study execute time： From2013-10-10To Interventions： 79 Group： GLQG group Sample size： Intervention： Guo Lin Qi Gong Intervention code： 79 Group： control group Sample size： Intervention： Western exercise Intervention code： Countries of recruitment and research settings： Country： China Province： Hong Kong City： Institution hospital： Faculty of Medicine, HKU Level of the institution： Country： China Province： Hong Kong City： Institution hospital： Queen Mary Hospital Level of the institution： Outcomes： Outcome： Quality of life Outcome： Anxiety and depression Outcome： interleukin-6 (IL-6) and NK cell activity (NKCA) Collecting sample(s) from participants： Sample Name： Blood Tissue： Fate of sample： Destruction after use Note： Recruiting status： Recruiting Participant age： Min age 18 years Max age 70 years Randomization Procedure (please state who generates the random number sequence and by what method)： he block randomization method Gender： Female Blinding： Calculated Results ater the Study Completed： Organizer institution (leader institution)： Data collection Institution： Data management Institution： Data analysis Institution： Return to list 临床试验公共管理平台 Clinical Trial Management Public Platform 中国注册临床试验伦理审查委员会 chinese ethics committee of registering clinical trials 医学期刊出版与编辑伦理网 Medical Journal Publication and Edite Ethics Network 欢迎访问WHO国际临床试验注册平台 Clinical Trials Hong Kong Ottawa Statement on Trial Registration Home|About ChiCTR|Trial Search|Document|Reg guide|Question The world health organization international clinical trials registered organization registered platform Copyright(c) (2005 - 2011) Chictr.org.All rights reserved. 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Effects of Qigong Exercise on Upper Limb Lymphedema and Blood Flow in Survivors of Breast Cancer A Pilot Study

Impact Factor:2.354 | Ranking:4/22 in Integrative & Complementary Medicine | 108/196 in OncologySource:2012 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2013) Expand+Integrative Cancer Therapiesict.sagepub.com Published online before print June 7, 2013, doi: 10.1177/1534735413490797 Integr Cancer Ther January 2014 vol. 13 no. 1 54-61 Effects of Qigong Exercise on Upper Limb Lymphedema and Blood Flow in Survivors of Breast Cancer A Pilot Study Shirley S. M. Fong, PT, PhD1 Shamay S. M. Ng, PT, PhD2 W. S. Luk, MD3 Joanne W. Y. Chung, RN, PhD4 Jacqueline S.C. Ho, RN, PhD5 Michael Ying, PhD6 Ada W. W. Ma, PhD4 1Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 2Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 3The Association of Licentiates of Medical Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 4Department of Health and Physical Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong 5School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 6Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Shirley S. M. Fong, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Email: smfong@hku.hk; smfong_2004@yahoo.com.hk Abstract Hypothesis. Qigong exercise is a popular method for relieving the side effects of conventional cancer treatments in survivors of breast cancer, yet its effects are not empirically assessed. This study aimed to investigate the effects of qigong exercise on upper limb lymphedema, arterial resistance, and blood flow velocity in survivors with breast cancer and mastectomy. Study Design. This study was conducted as a prospective clinical trial. Methods. Eleven survivors of breast cancer with qigong experience (mean age = 58.3 ± 10.1 years) were assigned to the experimental group and 12 survivors of breast cancer without qigong experience (mean age = 53.8 ± 4.2 years) were assigned to the control group. They all had breast cancer–related lymphedema. All procedures were completed within one session. After baseline measurements were taken, the experimental group performed 18 Forms Tai Chi Internal Qigong for approximately 6 minutes while the control group rested for similar duration in a sitting position. Both groups were then reassessed. All participants were measured on their affected upper limb circumference (by using tape measures), peripheral arterial resistance, and blood flow velocities (using a Doppler ultrasound machine). Results. The between-group differences were not significant for all outcome measures at baseline (P > .05). The circumferences of the affected upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist decreased after qigong exercise (P < .05). However, no significant difference was found in the circumference measures between the 2 groups posttest (P > .0125). In terms of vascular outcomes, the resistance index decreased and the maximum systolic arterial blood flow velocity (SV) and minimum diastolic arterial blood flow velocity (DV) increased significantly after qigong exercise (P < .05). The between-group difference was close to significant for SV (P = .018) and was significant for DV (P < .001) posttest. Conclusion. Qigong exercise could reduce conventional cancer therapy side effects such as upper limb lymphedema and poor circulatory status in survivors of breast cancer. However, such effects may be temporary, and further studies must be conducted to explore longer term effects. complementary therapy tai chi qigong breast carcinoma postmastectomy

Guolin Qigong As An Adjunctive to Cancer Therapy & QUOLIN QIGONG ASSOCIATION MALAYSIA

e-Journal of Traditional & Complementary Medicine RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVENESS OF HERBS AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES FOR CANCER Home ABOUT US EDITORIAL PAIN & WELLNESS CENTRE CA CARE POSTS Qigong As An Adjunctive to Cancer Therapy MARCH 17, 2011 BY CA CARE COMMENTS OFF Abstract: There are two basic kinds of Qigong, internal and external. Internal Qigong is used for self-healing and health maintenance. It can be performed in any position, including standing, sitting, walking, or lying down. External Qigong is practiced by Qigong masters and involves projecting the qi energy out of one’s body to heal another. The practice of qigong increases oxygen utilization, improves blood circulation, and increases the level and flow of qi (internal healing energy), which can help to maintain optimum health and encourage healing of diseased cells and organs. Yeong Sek Yee & Khadijah Shaari 10, Jalan SS 19/1K, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor. Tel: 03-56342775 / 019-3278092 __________________________________________________________________________ Exercise moves lymph, which collects wastes from your cells and tissue fluids, and helps to eliminate them from your body. It also eliminates toxins from cells and tissues through sweating and deep breathing, as well. In the process, exercise reduces and in some cases eliminates many of the poisons that your illness needs to survive. Among the more systematic programs of movement therapy that can be applied to treating serous illness is QIGONG which is an ancient Chinese exercise involving physical movements and deep breathing. An element of traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to circulate internal qi, which according to Chinese medicine, is the vital energy that flows through the body in a system of subtle channels known as meridians. Qigong is intended to direct the internal qi, and promote health. There are two basic kinds of Qigong, internal and external. Internal Qigong is used for self-healing and health maintenance. It can be performed in any position, including standing, sitting, walking, or lying down. External Qigong is practiced by Qigong masters and involves projecting the qi energy out of one’s body to heal another. The practice of qigong increases oxygen utilization, improves blood circulation, and increases the level and flow of qi (internal healing energy), which can help to maintain optimum health and encourage healing of diseased cells and organs. Done regularly, qigong can be a valuable part of a healthy lifestyle that should include a nutrient-rich plant based diet, physical exercise, sufficient rest and sleep and clean living. There are many styles of qigong, each with its own set of exercises and special discipline. All are beneficial. Qigong movements are gentle and unhurried and the slow movement tends to synchronize with the pace of breathing. Cancer patients practicing such activities will experience a sense of deep relaxation and heightened alertness. The practice of qigong has 3 main beneficial effects on the individual with cancer: a) Improved oxygen supply - during qigong, the body becomes deeply relaxed and oxygen is absorbed from the blood by the tissues. Unlike other more vigorous physical activities in which oxygen is utilized by the muscles, during qigong, oxygen is distributed throughout the body, including those areas that may be harboring cancer cells. Thus qigong accelerates oxygen distribution in the body. The higher the oxygen supply, the more readily the body can reverse a cancerous condition. In addition, there is an increased efficiency of cell metabolism and tissue regeneration through increased circulation of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the brain, organs b) Improved balance of the autonomic nervous system The second major benefit of qigong on the cancer patient involves the person’s psyche and its effect on the autonomic nervous system (ANS). During qigong practice, the individual can achieve a state of deep relaxation, enabling the parasympathetic nervous system to neutralize the stress response. When the autonomic nervous system are in balance, the immune system is more highly activated. c) Improved Lymphatic Function Qigong exercises stimulates circulation of the lymph fluid through the system, carrying the Immune cells to key areas and eliminating toxins from the tissue spaces. Thus, qigong’s main therapeutic benefits for cancer patients are the combined effects of improving the oxygen supply, balancing the nervous system, enhancing mood and relaxation, and strengthening the lymphatic system. QIGONG AS A COMPLEMENTARY CANCER THERAPY In China, Traditional Chinese doctors regard qigong not as an exclusive from of therapy, rather, they emphasize using it in combination with conventional treatment, Chinese herbal remedies, a healing diet, psychotherapy and regular group activities. Research studies of patients with cancer found that qigong helped improve the condition of the immune system, stimulated appetite, and reduced adverse side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Also, qigong appears to raise the cancer patient’s energy levels and improved muscle tone and co-ordination. MAIN TYPES OF QIGONG EXERCISES AVAILABLE AND WHERE TO PRACTISE The following are the main types of qigong exercises known to be practiced inMalaysia. Please call the individual organization concerned and choose a t raining center most convenient to you. a) QUOLIN QIGONG ASSOCIATION MALAYSIA H.Q: 5-4, Tkt Tiga, Jalan SP 2/1, Taman Serdang Perdana, Seksyen 2, 43300, Seri Kembangan. Tel/Fax: 03-89488775 NB : Quolin Qigong is practiced at 10 centres in the Klang Valley Please call the Association for details (between 11 a.m - 4 p.m) Quolin Qigong was named after Madam Guo Lin, who had cancer, used Western Medicine, and was near death. Then she found that by adapting Qigong forms she had learned from her grandparents, she was able to resolve her cancer in a dramatic way. Quolin Qigong has been recommended to cancer patients by several hospitals inChina, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is also the official exercise of many Cancer Recovery Clubs in China. b) THE HEALING CHI ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA(CHI DYNAMICS) The above association was founded by Grandmaster Anthony Wee to teach & promote CHI DYNAMICS QIGONG BREATHING and CHI MEDITATION. Chi Dynamics practices are held at various centers in KL/PJ areas. For more information, please contact: Mr Kong Voon Sim - Chairman 012-2112282 Puan Khadijah Shaari - Deputy Chairman - 019-3278092 Mr Hew Chee Wai - Secretary 016-2200228 NB: website : www.chidynamics.org.my The Association has produced a special booklet by Grandmaster Anthony Wee entitled CANCER CARE WITH CHI DYNAMICS which explains in detail the proper method of breathing (deep diaphragmatic or abdominal breathing) which cancer patients should practise. The booklet is distributed free to all cancer patients and they can seek the help of qualified instructors to guide them. (please call the above for more information)

自控锻炼（又名郭林气功）对恶性肿瘤患者术后淋巴细胞亚群的影响

[PDF] 自控锻炼对恶性肿瘤患者术后淋巴细胞亚群的影响 王玉侠，王人卫-体育学刊，2013 - freelw.com ...细胞（帮助T细胞，Th1/Th2细胞）辅助细胞平衡失调。自控锻炼（又名郭林气功）是我国..。NKT 细胞对自控锻炼的波动性变化可能与机体对运动刺激及其适应有关。规律运动轴択可通过改善中枢神经 系的... 自控锻炼对恶性肿瘤患者术后淋巴细胞亚群的影响 【出处】：体育学刊 【关键词】：运动医学 恶性肿瘤 自控锻炼 术后 淋巴细胞亚群 【摘要】：为了探讨自控锻炼对术后恶性肿瘤患者淋巴细胞亚群的影响,选取上海市癌症康复学校40名（男17名, 女23名）新学员为受试对象,平均年龄为（57.50±6.84）岁,平均癌龄为（1.50±0.77）年。 病种分别为消化系统癌、乳腺癌、其他类型恶性肿瘤（肺癌、卵巢癌等）。在专门人员的指导下,患者先进行3周的自控锻炼学习,之后坚持24周的自控锻炼,平均锻炼频率每周5 D，每天锻炼持续时间2 h。 于试验前、12、24周分别测试患者外周血CD3＋、NK、NKT细胞含量。 结果发现： （1）试验第24周CD3＋淋巴细胞明显升高（P 〈0.01）; （2）试验第12周NK细胞明显升高（P〈0.05）,第24周分别明显高于试验前（P〈0.01）和试验第12周（P〈0.05）; （3）试验第12周NKT明显高于试验前（P〈0.05）,第24周较第12周呈下降趋势（P〉0.05）,但仍略高于试验前（P〉0.05）; （4）试验前、后CD3＋、NK、NKT细胞均无组间差异（P〉0.05）。 试验结果表明： 自控锻炼可改善恶性肿瘤患者康复期CD3＋、NK、NKT细胞在外周血中的表达率,有利于肿瘤患者机体免疫监视和免疫杀伤肿瘤细胞功能的发挥。同时发现恶性肿瘤患者外周血CD3＋、NK、NKT细胞不存在癌种差异。.

馬來西亞大學研究報告Guolin QiGong: The Roles of Body Mind Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors

馬來西亞大學研究報告 Guolin QiGong The roles of mind-body exercise in the health care of breast cancer survivors in Malaysia Low intensity exercise but with potential benefits was more preferable as an alternative to more vigorous exercise when striving for health benefits for breast cancer patients and survivors. The present study seeks to understand the roles of mind-body exercise particularly Guolin Qigong in the health care of breast cancer survivors in Malaysia, the motivation factors that drove these survivors to practise a low intensity exercise such as Guolin Qigong and the outcomes gained from this exercise. A purposive sampling technique and in-depth interview was employed to 13 informants from five regions in Malaysia. The findings of the study indicated that the Qigong exercise has developed self-empowerment and helped these women to be responsible for their own life particularly physical, psychosocial and spiritual. It also serves as an avenue for support and communication among the breast cancer survivors. The motivations from them to practise Qigong were supported by the need of these women to survive and their belief in this Guolin Qigong in healing their cancer and its adaptable form of exercise which led to their enjoyment into integrating this exercise into their daily routine. The outcome gained from this exercise were feeling good, lessened anxiety, found peacefulness, strengthen immune system and found internal strength and direction in fighting their cancer. Lastly, this study provided better understanding for all cancer patients and survivors the roles of Guolin Qigong exercise in enhancing quality of life for cancer patients and survivors. These findings can be used to health practitioners and health providers to promote Guolin Qigong exercise and motivate all cancer patients and survivors to practise Guolin Qigong. Published in: Science and Social Research (CSSR), 2010 International Conference on Date of Conference: 5-7 Dec. 2010 Page(s): 629 - 634 Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-8987-9 Conference Location : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/CSSR.2010.5773857 ============== The Roles of Body Mind Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors Category: Research & development/Year 2007 ... The Mind-Body Exercise for this study particularly focused on Guolin Qigong. The study was guided by the following research questions: (1) What are the roles of Qigong as a Mind-Body Exercise in the ... Wednesday, 07 December 2011 Navi: Research & Development Year 2007 The Roles of Body Mind Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors The Roles of Body Mind Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors Wednesday, 07 December 2011 06:25 Administrators E-mail Print PDF Researcher/s : Nadiah Diyana Tan Abdullah, Khor Poy Hua Funding : RMI (UiTM) Research Abstract : THE ROLES OF MIND-BODY EXERCISE IN THE HEALTH CARE OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN MALAYSIA PREPARED BY NADIAH DIYANA TAN BINTI ABDULLAH KHOR POY HUA The purpose of this study was to explore the roles of Mind-Body Exercise in the health care of breast cancer survivors in Malaysia. The Mind-Body Exercise for this study particularly focused on Guolin Qigong. The study was guided by the following research questions: (1) What are the roles of Qigong as a Mind-Body Exercise in the health care of breast cancer survivors; (2) What motivate the breast cancer survivors to practise Qigong and lastly (3) What outcomes did the breast cancer survivors gain from practising Qigong? Thirteen informants were interviewed in this study from five regions in Malaysia namely Klang Valley (Central region); Johor Bahru (South region), Kota Bahru (East region), Butterworth (Upper north region) and Ipoh (North region). The informants comprised of Guolin Qigong's members from the Malaysian Guolin Qigong Association with an average age of fifty seven years old, majority married and have an average of two children. The informants were selected using the purposive sampling and the snowballing sampling technique. They were chosen based on the following criteria: (1) adult female breast cancer survivors known to have practised Guolin Qigong for more than six months and priority would be to those with longer term adherence to Guolin Qigong; (2) capable and willing to share her experience in long term adherence to Guolin Qigong and (3) English, Malay or Chinese speaking informant. The primary data collection technique used in this qualitative study was the interviews. A question guide was developed and refined for use in the interviews. The interviews were taped and conducted in a mixture of languages, English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese as most of the Qigong practitioners are Chinese speaking. The taped interviews were transcribed verbatim for both English Language and Bahasa Malaysia and for the interviews conducted in Chinese it was translated by a Chinese Language expert. The findings suggested that the Qigong played several major roles in the health care of the breast cancer survivors in particular developing self-empowerment among the breast cancer survivors. The informants revealed that they were responsible of their own life and health care by maintaining and improving their health in particular physical, psycho-social and spiritual through Qigong exercise. They revealed that Qigong classes also served as an avenue for support and communication among the breast cancer survivors. The motivations for them to practice Qigong were supported by the need of these women to survive and their belief in this Guolin Qigong in healing their cancer. With its adaptable form of exercise, Guolin Qigong is able to create sense of enjoyment among breast cancer survivors and these women integrated this Qigong into their daily life practice. Having supports from spouse, family and friends, added the spirit of these women to exercise daily. The conclusions drawn from this study were the accessibility of healing through self empowerment by practicing Qigong has changed the breast cancer survivors to an improved holistic well-being even having to live with cancer. It has lessened the anxiety, feeling of peacefulness, connected and feeling full of energy with the practice of Qigong. Secondly, by practicing Qigong, the breast cancer survivors found their internal strength and direction, physical, psychological and spiritual well being in fighting their cancer.

美国新澤西醫學及牙科大學：氣功治療癌症是常規治療的重要補充被主流醫學忽視，應得到認真地研究和考慮

美国新澤西醫學和牙科大學精神病學系綜述：氣功療法治療癌症 （人類PSI論壇“人類潛能科學”國際論壇：“身心雙修之謎”-物理和生理方法聯合使用-國際論壇暨第十四屆學術研討會-生命信息科學（國際版）2002年8月22-27日千葉（日本東京附近） 陳凱文 楊拉斐爾 - 美国新澤西醫學和牙科大學精神病學系 Journal of International Society of Life Information Science生命信息科學國際學會会刊（1341-9226）20巻2號Page532 -542（2002.09 ） 摘要 对中國過去20年氣功治療癌症的研究，從三個不同的研究類別加以综述評論：氣功療法对人類癌症患者臨床研究，體外腫瘤細胞的研究，以及體內的癌研究，試圖了解氣功療法在癌症治療中发挥的作用。 大量證據表明，氣功治療對癌細胞的生長均有抑制效果，無論是在體外和體內研究中，以及在臨床觀察中（在這些研究中通常还有改進的餘地，有些研究需複重复以驗證）。 氣功治療癌症是常被主流醫學和研究忽視的领域，作为常規癌症治療的重要補充，應當得到認真地研究和考慮。 A Review of Qigong Therapy for Cancer Treatment (

Human PSI Forum "Human Potential Science" International Forum : Physical and Physiological Approach Joint with "Mystery of Mind and Body" International Forum and The Fourteenth Symposium on Life Information Science (International Version) 22-27 August 2002, OVTA, Makuhari, Chiba (near Tokyo), Japan) CHEN Kevin -Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey YEUNG Raphael-Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Abstract Research studies of qigong therapy for cancer in the past 20 years in China were reviewed from three different categories: clinical study on human cancer patients, in-vitro study of cancer cells, and in-vivo study of cancer with qigong therapy, in an attempt to understand the role qigong therapy plays in cancer treatment. There is a lot of evidence suggesting that qigong therapy has an inhibitory effect on cancer growth, both in vitro and in vivo studies, as well as in clinical observation (often there was room for improvement in these studies and some studies require replication in order to verify their findings). Qigong therapy for cancer is an area that is often neglected by mainstream medicine and research, and it should be seriously examined and considered as an important supplement to conventional cancer treatment. ----------- 2003085154 癌治療における気功療法のレビュー(A Review of Qigong Therapy for Cancer Treatment)(英語)(原著論文) Author：Chen Kevin(米国), Yeung Raphael