Meditation reduces cancer survivors' fear of disease coming back, study finds

• Fear of recurrence is significant, especially in young survivors of breast cancer
• Research part of new push to improve psychological wellbeing of patients

Practicing meditation and other relaxation techniques can reduce cancer survivors' fear that they will face a recurrence of the disease, a new study has shown.

The findings, presented on the first day of the world's largest annual showcase for the latest cancer research, are part of a new push by specialists to improve the psychological wellbeing of patients.