Meditation can be a helpful technique for cancer patients to alleviate symptoms of illness and improve mental well-being. This practice incorporates mindfulness and deep breathing.[1] Mindfulness is a non-judgmental awareness of the present moment including one’s thoughts, feelings, surroundings, and body.[2] There are many different types of mediation, but the common principles include: a quiet surrounding, a specific posture or movement, and a focus on a word, phrase, object, or breathing.[3]

References

1.     Meditation for Cancer Patients https://www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/201702/meditation-cancer-patients#:~:text=Meditation%20for%20Cancer%20Patients%201%20Sit%20tall.%20The,5%20Repeat%20a%20mantra.%20...%20More%20items...%20 (accessed May 19, 2021).

2.     Mindfulness Definition: What Is Mindfulness https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/mindfulness/definition (accessed May 21, 2021).

3.     Simon, S. Take a Moment With Meditation https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/take-a-moment-with-meditation.html (accessed May 19, 2021).