ArticleIntegrative cancer therapies2018
Cancer-Related Fatigue and Muscle Quality in Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivors.
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- Patient-reported outcomes in Hodgkin lymphoma trials: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise on quality of life and cancer-related fatigue for lymphoma survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Pooled it
- Evaluation of the effects of sensorimotor exercise on physical and psychological parameters in breast cancer patients undergoing neurotoxic chemotherapy.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2018Trial
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- Functional decline among older cancer survivors in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Article
- Application of ultrasound for muscle assessment in sarcopenia: 2020 SARCUS update.European geriatric medicine · 2021Review
- Risks of Muscle Atrophy in Patients with Malignant Lymphoma after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation.Physical therapy research · 2021Article
- Effects of Chemotherapy Treatment on Muscle Strength, Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Anxiety in Women with Breast Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Still lost in transition: a qualitative descriptive study of people's experiences following treatment completion for haematological cancer in Wales, UK.Ecancermedicalscience · 2019Article
- Differences in Balance Function Between Cancer Survivors and Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue, strength, body composition, muscle thickness, and muscle quality between Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors (HLS) and apparently healthy subjects matched by age, gender, and physical activity levels (CON). Twelve HLS (32.16 ± 8.06) and 36 CON (32.42 ± 7.64) were enrolled in the study. Fatigue was assessed using the 20-item Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, muscle strength using an isokinetic dynamometer, body composition using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and thickness and muscle quality using B-mode ultrasound. Differences between HLS and CON were analyzed using independent samples t tests. No significant differences were observed between groups for any demographic characteristics: age ( P = .922), weight ( P = .943), height ( P = .511), body mass index ( P = .796), fat mass ( P = .688), fat-free mass ( P = .520), and percent body fat ( P = .446). No significant differences were observed for strength (peak torque; P = .552), relative peak torque ( P = .200), muscle thickness ( P > .05) and muscle quality ( P > .05). However, self-perceived fatigue was significantly higher in HLS than in CON ( P = .009). It appears that when HLS are matched by age and physical activity levels to CON, no significant difference in body composition, muscle thickness, muscle quality, or strength is observed. Self-perceived fatigue, as predicted, is higher in HLS, which may have implications and should be considered when prescribing exercise training to this cancer population.
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