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Study finds 20 minutes of mindful breathing can rapidly reduce intensity of cancer pain

source: Medical Xpress

Twenty minutes of mindful breathing, which focuses a person's attention on their breath, can rapidly reduce the intensity and unpleasantness of cancer pain and relieve the associated anxiety, suggest the findings of a small comparative study, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

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