Health benefits of a multidimensional exercise program for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Rørth, Mikael; Andersen, Christina; Quist, Morten; Tveterås, Anders; Knutsen, L.; Midtgaard, Julie; Møller, Tom; Adamsen, Lis

doi:10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.8010

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“…Segal et al (7) were the first to show that resistance exercise, rather than a program of purely aerobic work, reduced fatigue levels and improved quality of life for patients being treated for cancer. Recently, Roth et al (8) investigation shows promise as to the influence of a multidimensional exercise program in improving muscular strength (40%) in patients with different cancer diagnosis during cancer treatment. Therefore, this study was performed to further illuminate the possible benefits that an individualized exercise program composed primarily of resistance training would have on muscular strength and fatigue levels in only breast cancer patients undergoing treatment.…”

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Efeitos do treinamento de resistência na força muscular e níveis de fadiga em pacientes com câncer de mama

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Rev Bras Med Esporte

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The effects of generalized exercise programs to combat cancer and cancer treatment-related side effects have been extensively reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an individualized exercise program with emphasis on resistance exercise, changes in muscular strength and fatigue in breast cancer female patients under treatment. Twenty subjects were randomly divided in two groups: an experimental (57.5 ± 23.0 years) and a control (56.6 ± 16.0 years) group. A twenty-one week intervention involving pre-and post-functional assessments, prescriptive exercise, and three moments of fatigue measures was used. The experimental group exercised at a low to moderate-intensity for sixty minutes two days a week beginning after surgery. Significant differences in overall muscular strength were observed between groups post-intervention (p = 0.025). Fatigue was also significantly different between groups at treatment one (p = 0.001), treatment two (p = 0.005) and post-intervention (p = 0.001). The results of this study suggest that an emphasis on resistance training should be utilized to combat fatigue and to increase muscular strength in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment.

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