The history of World Laughter Day can be traced back to the early 1990s when Dr Madan Kataria, a physician from India, founded the Laughter Yoga movement.
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This study assessed the impact of laughter therapy in both patients with cancer and caregivers, and both groups showed decreases in mood disturbances, in addition to decreases in pain for patients and in burnout for caregivers.