Lok Sabha Question No. 1088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Prevention and Cure for Cancer by Yoga
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

(AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO.1088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## PREVENTION AND CURE FOR CANCER BY YOGA

## 1088. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

HRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOE OPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Sansthana, Bengaluru has found a Yoga technique for the prevention and cure of cancer, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said technique has been tried on human being affected by cancer and found suitable and effective and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to promote the said technique across the country so benefit t he people affected by cancer; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to (d): The  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  has conducted  two  research  projects  in  collaboration  with  Swami  Vivekananda  Yoga  Researc Foundation, Bangalore on application of Yoga in improving quality of life in cancer pa The de tails of the projects and its findings are as under:
- (i) Integrated approach of Yoga Therapy in the Management of canc er: The study showed better  coping  response;  decreased  distress,  reduced  side  effects;  increased  natural  k counts, increased pain t hreshold etc..

(ii) Effect of integrated approach of yoga therapy for metastatic breast cancer patien study of DNA repair mechanisms relevant to cancer : The study showed significant decrease in anxiety, depression, perceived stress, pain, insomnia fatigue.  It also showed improvement in natural cell killer counts and early morning cortisol level.

Ministry of AYUSH has invited project proposals from both public and private resea institutes under its Extra Mural Research(EMR) scheme for specific diseases  namely, (i) and  (ii)  mental  &  cognitive  disorders;  to  enable  in  deciding  furt her  promotion  of  the  said technique across the country.

In addition, The Ministry of AYUSH through its three research organizations, name Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  and Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM)  has launched  a  programme  to  integrate  Ayurveda,  Homoeopathy  and  Unani  with  National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Str (NPCDCS).  Yoga is a pa rt as adjuvant therapy.