ArticleBiological research for nursing2008
An aerobic weight-loaded pilot exercise intervention for breast cancer survivors: bone remodeling and body composition outcomes.
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- Exercise improves body fat, lean mass, and bone mass in breast cancer survivors.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2009Trial
- Protective role of exercise on breast cancer-related osteoporosis in women undergoing aromatase inhibitors: A narrative review.Bone reports · 2024Review
- Adherence to bone health guidelines in patients with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer: Status and clinical impact in a Swiss cohort experience.Bone reports · 2022Article
- Combined aerobic and resistance training improves bone health of female cancer survivors.Bone reports · 2016Article
- Protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare bone-loading exercises with risedronate for preventing bone loss in osteopenic postmenopausal women.BMC women's health · 2016Article
- Design of a randomised intervention study: the effect of dumbbell exercise therapy on physical activity and quality of life among breast cancer survivors in Malaysia.BMJ global health · 2016Article
- Reduction of health risk factors through an adapted physical activity program in patients with breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Observational
- Dragon boat racing and health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors: a mixed methods evaluation.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2013Article
- Body composition changes in females treated for breast cancer: a review of the evidence.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2012Review
- Lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular risk reduction in women with breast cancer.Current cardiology reviews · 2011Review
- A review of exercise interventions to improve bone health in adult cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2010Review
- The effect of a community-based exercise intervention on symptoms and quality of life.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveWeight gain and bone loss are commonly reported in breast cancer survivors. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess feasibility and explore the effect of an aerobic weight-loaded exercise intervention on bone remodeling, weight, and body composition.
designA one-group pre-posttest design was used to test a 16-24-week supervised walking exercise intervention among women within 2 years of menopause. Through Weeks 1-4, time and weight were progressively increased. By Week 5 and through the end of the intervention, a waist belt was loaded with 5 lb and participants spent 45 min on the treadmill 3 times/week. Bone remodeling was measured by serum biomarkers (N-terminal propeptides of type I collagen [NTX] and serum osteocalcin). Dual-energy absorptiometry scans assessed body composition. Data were collected at baseline and 16 and 24 weeks.
resultsThe majority of the 26 participants were married, well educated, and employed, with a mean age of 51.3 years (SD = 6.2). The high adherence (M = 88.2%, SD = 6.8) demonstrated feasibility. There were no significant changes in serum osteocalcin (p = .67), serum NTX (p = .31), lean muscle mass (p = .08), or percent fat mass for the group as a whole (p = .14), but fat mass increased for women on adjuvant endocrine therapy (p = .04). The women maintained their weight.
conclusionsThis novel exercise intervention for breast cancer survivors was feasible, and women otherwise at high risk for weight gain and bone loss maintained their weight and bone mass.
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