{"id":25987,"date":"2022-10-24T06:39:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T06:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provenreality.com\/?p=25971"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T11:18:23","slug":"effectiveness-of-virtual-reality-interventions-for-breast-cancer-patients-in-managing-symptoms-and-rehabilitation-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/provenreality.com\/healthcare\/effectiveness-of-virtual-reality-interventions-for-breast-cancer-patients-in-managing-symptoms-and-rehabilitation-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for breast cancer patients in managing symptoms and rehabilitation: Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The most frequent cancer in women worldwide is breast cancer (BC), with nearly 2.3 million women diagnosed in 2020, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Oncological treatment for breast cancer involves selecting the best intervention based on various prognostic and predictive variables. The most frequent side effect of BC diagnosis and therapy is psychological stress, a common sign of anxiety and depression. On #breastcancerawareness<\/em> month, we will discuss the findings of ongoing research studies demonstrating that virtual reality interventions can help manage symptoms and provide rehabilitation for patients with breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VR has gained significant traction recently as a rehabilitation training method for treating symptoms like pain relief, exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction in many patients. It has been applied to physical rehabilitation, including stroke, Parkinson’s, rectal cancer, and prostate cancer patients. As breast cancer patients experience similar physical and mental difficulties, VR could be beneficial to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Virtual reality systems can be divided into two categories; i) immersive and ii) non-immersive. <\/p>\n\n\n\nVirtual reality and cancer treatments <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n