Exercise and Cancer Research

Get REAL & HEEL (Get Recreation, Get Exercise, Get Active, Get Living)

Breast Cancer Program

Exercise/ Recreation Therapies and Cancer

(A Summary of the past 20 years of research)

CONN V.S., et al. (2006) (In press) A meta-analysis of exercise interventions among people treated for cancer, Support Care Cancer.

BATTAGLINI, C. et al. (In press) (2006) The Effects of Resistance Training on Muscular Strength and Fatigue Levels in Breast Cancer Patients, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

BATTAGLINI, C. et al. (In review) (2006) The Effects of an Individualized Prescriptive Exercise Intervention, Emphasized with Resistance Training, on Body Composition in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment, Sao Paulo Medical Journal.

GALVAO D. A., NEWTON U.N. (2005) Review of Exercise Intervention Studies in Cancer Patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(4):899-909.

MCKINNEY (2005) Decreased depression and stress, decreased “intrusive” thoughts & avoidance behaviors, increased social and family well-being, increased quality of life.

SHANNON and SHAW. (2005) Women with breast cancer made leisure a priority, desired meaningful leisure, & increased their focus on health promoting leisure behaviors.

SUGERMAN (2005) Renewed sense of self, feeling of support, sense of control.

ADAMSEN L. et al. (2004) Transforming the nature of fatigue through exercise: qualitative findings from a multidimensional exercise programme in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, European Journal of Cancer Care, 13, 362–370.

BATTAGLINI, C., et al. (2004) Physical Activity and Levels of Fatigue in Cancer Patients, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, 2 (10).

ADAMSEN L., et al. (2003) Feasibility, physical capacity, and health benefits of a multidimensional exercise program for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer, 11:707-716.

COURNEYA, KS., et al. (2003) Randomized controlled trial of exercise training in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: cardiopulmonary and quality of life outcomes. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 21(9):1660-1668.

VACEK P.M. et al. (2003) Factors influencing quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Quality of Life Research, 12(5):527-537

BATTAGLINI, C., BATTAGLINI, B., and BOTTARO, M. (2003) The Effects of Physical Exercise on Cancer: A Review. Latin American Journal of Therapeutic Physical Activities, 8 (57).

JONES L.W., and COURNEYA K.S. (2002) Exercise counseling and programming preferences of cancer survivors. Cancer Practice, 10(4):208-215.

JONES L.W., and COURNEYA K.S. (2002) Exercise discussions during cancer treatment consultations. Cancer Practice, 10(2):66-74.

KOLDEN G.G.,et al. (2002) A pilot study of group exercise training (GET) for women with primary breast cancer: Feasibility and health benefits. Psychooncology, 11:447-456.

PINTO B.M., et al. (2002) Exercise participation after diagnosis of breast cancer: trends and effects on mood and quality of life. Psycho-Oncology, 11(5):389-400.

SALMON G. P., SWANKM. A. (2002) Exercise-based disease management guidelines for individuals with cancer: potential applications in a high-risk mid-southern state, Journal of Exercise Physiology on Line, Volume 5 Number 4.

SEGAL R., et al. (2001) Structured exercise improves physical functioning in women with stages I and II breast cancer: Results of a randomized controlled trial. J Clin Oncol, 19:657-665.

DIMEO, F.C. (2001) Effects of exercise on cancer-related fatigue. Cancer Supplement, 92(6), 1689-1693.

SCHWARTZ, A.L. et al. (2001) Exercise reduces daily fatigue in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 33(5):718-723.

MOCK V. et al. (2001) Fatigue and quality of life outcomes of exercise during cancer treatment.Cancer Practice, 9(3):119-127.

AL-MAJID, S. and D.O. MCCARTHY. (2001) Cancer-induced fatigue and skeletal muscle wasting: The role of exercise. Biological Research for Nursing, 2(3):186-197.

BARACOS, V.E. (2000) Regulation of skeletal muscle protein turnover in cancer-associated cachexia. Nutrition, 16, 1015-1018.

COURNEYA, K.S., and J.R. MACKEY. (2001) Exercise during and after cancer treatment: Benefits, guidelines, and precautions. International Sport Medicine Journal, 1(5):1-8.

DENNEHY, C.A. et al. (2000) Exercise intervention for cancer-related fatigue. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71(1) suppl:A-27.

DENNEHY, C.A., S.D. CARTER, and C.M. SCHNEIDER. (2000) Physiological manifestations of prescriptive exercise on cancer treatment-related fatigue. The Physiologist, 43(4):357.

DENNEHY, C.A., S.D. CARTER, and C.M. SCHNEIDER. (2000) Prescriptive exercise intervention for cancer treatment-related fatigue. Physical Activity and Cancer: Cooper Aerobics Institute, 4:22.

DIMEO, F.C. et al. (1999) Effects of physiological activity on fatigue and psychological status of cancer patients during chemotherapy. Cancer, 85 (10), 2273-2277.

PINTO, B. M. and N. C. MARUYAMA. (1999) Exercise in the rehabilitation of breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 8, 191-206.

DERMAN, W.E., K.L. COLEMAN, and T.D. NOAKES. (1999) Effects of exercise training in patients with cancer who have undergone chemotherapy, abstracted. Medicine of Science and Sports and Exercise, 31(5): S368.

TISDALE, M.J. (1999) Wasting in cancer. Journal of Nutrition, 129 (suppl 1):S 243-6.

MAC PHEARSON (1999) Recognize external resources.

DIMEO, F., B. G. RUMBERGER, and J. KEUL. (1998) Aerobic exercise as therapy for cancer fatigue. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30, 475-478.

SEGAR M.L., et al. (1998) The effect of aerobic exercise on self esteem and depressive and anxiety symptoms among breast cancer survivors. Oncol Nurs Forum, 25:107-113.

WOO, B. et al. (1998) Differences in fatigue by treatment methods in women with breast cancer, Oncology Nursing Forum, 25(5): 915-920.

DIMEO, F. et al. (1997) Aerobic exercise in the rehabilitation of cancer patients afterhigh-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation. Cancer, 79, 1117-1122.

MOCK, V. et al. (1997) Effects of exercise on fatigue, physical functioning, and emotional distress during radiation therapy for breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 24(6):991-1000.

MOCK, V. (1996) The benefits of exercise in women with breast cancer. In: Dow, K.H. (Ed.). Contemporary Issues in Breast Cancer, Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones & Barlett.

MOCK, V. et al. (1994) A nursing rehabilitation program for women with breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. Oncology Nursing Forum, 21:899-907.

WALSH-BURKE (1992) Rediscover strengths, practice problem solving, learn about support resources.

WINNINGHAM, M.L., et al. (1989) Effect of aerobic exercise on body weight and composition in patients with breast cancer on adjuvant chemotherapy. Oncology Nursing Forum, 16(5):683-689.

WINNINGHAM, M.L., M.G. MACVICAR, and C. BURKE. (1986) Exercise for cancer patients: Guidelines and precautions. Physician and Sports Medicine, 14:125-134.

WILSON, RW, et al. (2005) Comparison of 2 quality-of-life questionnaires in women treated for breast cancer: the RAND 36-Item Health Survey and the Functional Living Index-Cancer. Phy. Ther. 85(9):851-860.

REITMAN, J., et al. (2004) Impairments, disabilities, and health related quality of life after treatment for breast cancer: a follow up study 2.7 years after surgery. Disabil. Rehabil. 26:78-84.