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Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer 1/2017

11.08.2016 | Original Article

Effects of resistance exercise in women with or at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema

verfasst von: Emily Simonavice, Jeong-Su Kim, Lynn Panton

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 1/2017

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Abstract

Breast cancer survivors (BCS) have been told in the past to avoid strenuous repetitive activities in order to decrease the risk of lymphedema development. Recent evidence suggests that exercise may be beneficial to decrease the signs/symptoms and development of lymphedema.

Purpose/methods

This study assessed the arm circumferences of 27 BCS (64 ± 7 years) at baseline and every 2 weeks thereafter during a 6-month resistance exercise training (RT) intervention. RT consisted of 2 days/week of 10 exercises including two sets of 8–12 repetitions at 52–69 % of the participants’ one-repetition maximum.

Results

A repeated measure analysis of variance revealed no significant changes in percent difference of arm circumferences at any assessment point (pre, 1.31 ± 6.21 %; post, 0.62 ± 6.55 %), nor were there any adverse lymphedema-related events reported during the study.

Conclusions

These findings imply that RT can be a safe activity for women with or at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema.
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Metadaten
Titel
Effects of resistance exercise in women with or at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema
verfasst von
Emily Simonavice
Jeong-Su Kim
Lynn Panton
Publikationsdatum
11.08.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3374-0

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