The figure is up five percentage points since February 2026, returning awareness to levels seen after the surgeon general’s advisory

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Background: We recently completed the efficacy testing of an instructor-led yoga program for patients with thoracic #Cancer undergoing radiotherapy and their family caregivers. Translating an instructor-led intervention to a mobile app–based delivery model may facilitate the implementation of this yoga program in routine oncological clinical care. Objective: The current study seeks to develop a prototype of the app-based yoga program using a user-centric approach. Methods: Ten patients with a primary diagnosis of lung or esophageal #Cancer and their family caregivers (N=20) participated in structured interviews. Half of the sample had previously participated in the instructor-led yoga program, whereas half of the sample did not. Participants provided feedback on various mock-ups, wireframes, and yoga videos to guide the development of the app’s content, features, and workflow. Results: All patients (60% male; 70% non–Hispanic White; age: mean 62 years; 90% stage III) and their caregivers (90% female; 50% non–Hispanic White; age: mean 52 years) indicated that developing an app-based program is important and useful. Of the 20 participants, 95% mentioned that having an initial orientation with a yoga interventionist is important, and 90% stated that at least 1 check-in should be available (65% desired weekly check-ins). Participants provided feedback on characteristics of the instructor and instruction preferences. Other desired features included scheduling sessions on a calendar (95%), monitoring progress (95%), receiving practice reminders (90%), providing education on yoga as symptom management (90%), and providing daily inspiration (85%). All participants indicated the importance of including practices of various lengths. Conclusions: Both patients and caregivers deemed an app-based yoga program useful. Regardless of their level of yoga experience, almost all participants desired at least some contact with a live yoga instructor, although the desired frequency varied. These data have informed the development of a prototype that we are currently field-testing to ensure #feasibility and acceptability. Trial Registration:

The figure is up five percentage points since February 2026, returning awareness to levels seen after the surgeon general’s advisory

MACHANG, Oct 25 (Bernama) — Nuclear technology has applications far beyond power generation and weaponry; it is also harnessed in medicine and agriculture. However, Malaysian Nuclear Agency Director-General Dr Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin says the public remains largely unaware of how this technology features in daily life, as much of its application takes place behind the scenes. In medicine, radioisotopes help detect health problems, including cancer, while nuclear expertise also underpins technical work such as X-ray machine calibration, he notes. “When people go to a hospital, they see the doctor and the X-ray technician, but they don’t see the expertise […]

Bowel Cancer UK is launching a pioneering programme in Neath Port Talbot designed to help diagnose more cases of bowel cancer earlier.