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1 Health benefits of qigong or tai chi for cancer patients: a systematic review and meta- analyses 
Yingchun Zeng, Taizhen Luo, Huaan Xie, Meiling Huang, Andy S.K. Cheng  Complementary Therapies in Medicine  Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages (February 2014) DOI: /j.ctim Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 PRISMA flow diagram of study selection. Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Risk of bias summary on the 13 trials of qigong/tai chi for cancer patients. Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

4 Graph 1 Changes in general QOL scores by sub-domains of SF-36 from baseline to 12-week follow-up: (1.1) Physical functioning; (1.2) Role physical; (1.3) Bodily pain; (1.4) General health; (1.5) Vitality; (1.6) Social functioning; (1.7) Mental health; (1.8) Role emotional. Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

5 Graph 2 Changes in cancer-specific QOL scores by FACT-G from baseline to 12-week follow-up. Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

6 Graph 3 (3.1) Changes in depression scores from baseline to 12-week follow-up; (3.2) Changes in anxiety scores from baseline to 12-week follow-up; (3.3) Changes in fatigue scores from baseline to 12-week follow-up. Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

7 Graph 4 (4.1) Changes in body mass index levels from baseline to 12-week follow-up; (4.2) Changes in body composition (fat mass percentages) levels from baseline to 12-week follow-up. Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

8 Graph 5 Changes in cortisol levels from baseline to 12-week follow-up.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.ctim ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions


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