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Saliva samples were collected at the start of chemotherapy and at subsequent 20\u2010minute intervals during the first 60 minutes of chemotherapy (4 samples in all). Self\u2010reporting on biobehavioral assessments after chemotherapy included distress, fatigue, and mindfulness.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>An area\u2010under\u2010the\u2010curve analysis (AUC) showed a relative increase in cortisol reactivity in the mindfulness group after adjustments for biological and clinical measures (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009123.21; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03). More than twice as many patients in the mindfulness group versus the controls displayed a cortisol rise from the baseline to 20 minutes (69% vs 34%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.02). AUC values were uncorrelated with biobehavioral measure scores, although mindfulness scores were inversely correlated with fatigue (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u20130.46; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.01) and distress scores (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u20130.54; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Findings suggest that mindfulness practice during chemotherapy can reduce the blunting of neuroendocrine profiles typically observed in cancer patients. 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