Being diagnosed with cancer is a shock. You want to know your chances of survival and how to make that happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The good news is that Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a powerful indicator of survival rates, and as a tool to measure the value of the steps that you are taking to beat the disease.<\/p>\n
The research, tentative at first, has now confirmed that higher HRV is a good indicator of survival rates. Improving HRV also leads to improved outcomes. Exercise, good sleep, relaxation techniques, healthy lifestyle, low stress (yes, I know that difficult right now), and a good diet all lead to higher HRV and a better chance of survival. Richie\u2019s story<\/a> is a great example.\u00a0<\/p>\n There is a surprising amount of research backing up this conclusion:<\/p>\n Heart Rate Variability as a Prognostic Factor for Cancer Survival \u2013 A Systematic Review<\/a><\/p>\n Prognostic Value of Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Cancer<\/a><\/p>\n Higher Vagal Activity as Related to Survival in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Autonomic Dysregulation<\/a><\/p>\n You may need the vagus nerve to understand pathophysiology and to treat diseases<\/a><\/p>\n The relationship between vagal nerve activity and clinical outcomes in prostate and non-small cell lung cancer patients<\/a><\/p>\n The association between autonomic dysfunction and survival in male patients with advanced cancer: a preliminary report<\/a><\/p>\n Norms of vagal nerve activity, indexed by Heart Rate Variability, in cancer patients<\/a><\/p>\n Vagal nerve activity predicts overall survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer, mediated by inflammation<\/a><\/p>\n Association between cardiovascular autonomic functions and time to death in patients with terminal hepatocellular carcinoma<\/a><\/p>\n The effects of a brief relaxation program on symptom distress and heart rate variability in cancer patients<\/a><\/p>\n Heart rate variability measure in breast cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Being diagnosed with cancer is a shock. You want to know your chances of survival and how to make that happen.\u00a0 The good news is that Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a powerful indicator of survival rates, and as a tool to measure the value of the steps that you are taking to beat the… Continue reading Surviving cancer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,100],"tags":[133,9,134,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1316,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions\/1316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}