Physical Activity After Breast Cancer Surgery: Does Depression Make Exercise Feel More Effortful than It Actually Is?Breast cancerPhysical activityExercisePerceived exertionDepressionDepressive symptomsPrior to treatment, breast cancer patients are less physically fit compared to peers; during cancer treatment...
A new Korean study has confirmed that exercising immediately after breast cancer surgery benefits the recovery of upper limb function. A research team, -- led by Professors Kim Seung-il and Kim Jee-ye of the Department of Breast Surgery, Yonsei Cancer Center, in collaboration with Professor Jeon...
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To address this uncertainty, the researchers conducted a trial to evaluate whether a structured exercise program improved functional and health related quality of life compared with usual care for women at high risk of upper limb disability after breast cancer surgery. Their findings are based on 392...
SAN ANTONIO — A year-long structured exercise program initiated 3 weeks after surgery for breast cancer significantly attenuated expected declines in cardiovascular (CV) function as patients continued through treatment, a Norwegian randomized, placebo-controlled study found. ...
A study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology published in 2008 found that women withbreast cancerwho increased their physical activity after diagnosis andsurgeryhad a 45 per cent lower risk of death. One of the most common side effects ofchemotherapyis myelosuppression, also...
Exercise is considered to be a key aspect of lymphoedema treatment, although there is little evidence for the therapeutic effect of exercise in managing breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL). This small randomised controlled trial (RCT) was designed to determine the feasibility, prior to undertaki...
Quality of life in the first year after breast cancer surgery: rehabilitation needs and patterns of recovery Although mortality rates from breast cancer are declining, many breast cancer survivors will experience physical and psychological sequelae that affect the... K Shimozuma,PA Ganz,L Petersen,....
describe the benefits of moderate exercise in breast cancer survivors and propose a comprehensive approach for the cancer care team in maximizing survivor efforts to improve their physical strength and endurance after completion of adjuvant therapy for breast cancer (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or ...
High-energy beams of localized radiation are used to kill targeted cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be used after breast cancer surgery, or it may be used in addition to chemotherapy for widespread cancer. This treatment does have side effects, which can include swelling of the area, tiredne...