Mind and Body Wellness: Meditation and Journaling for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Cancer treatment often brings to mind conventional treatment methods such as chemotherapy or radiation. However, today’s cancer treatment can also include a holistic approach called integrative health, which combines conventional treatments with complementary approaches to provide comprehensive care that focuses on treating the whole person.

Meditation and journaling are common supportive practices used alongside traditional treatment to help manage cancer-related symptoms and cope with the feelings that often accompany the disease. Multiple studies have shown that meditation and journaling can improve mental and physical health and overall quality of life when used within an integrative health approach.

Read the full article by Breana Mobley, a licensed medical social worker at Texas Oncology, in the Q4 2024 edition of Brighter Magazine.