Methods
This study employs a qualitative approach comprising in-depth interviews and participant observations on
10 urban, Chinese women cancer survivors. The women were recruited from the regulars of cancer
survivors cum qigong practitioners that frequent the Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Recreational Park of
Kuala Lumpur city. To the cancer survivors, the practice of qigong increases oxygen utilization, improves
blood circulation, and increases the level and flow of qi. With that in mind, the researchers selected the
informants based on the following criteria: The women should be fully recovered from cancer of any
type; between 30 and 60 years of age; a qigong practitioner during and after cancer treatment; practice or
consume some forms of CAM besides qigong exercise; in a stable physical and mental state that made
interviewing possible. Finally, a snowball sample of 10 from 18 women cancer survivors at the TTDI
Recreational Park was selected.