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Exercise rehabilitation in patients with cancer

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Lakoski, Susan G., Eves, Neil D., Douglas, Pamela S., Jones, Lee W.·2012·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

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Emerging evidence indicates that patients with cancer have considerable impairments in cardiorespiratory fitness, which is likely to be a result of the direct toxic effects of anticancer therapy as well as the indirect consequences secondary to therapy (for example, deconditioning). This reduced cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with heightened symptoms, functional dependence, and possibly with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Current understanding of the complex interaction between the effects of the tumour and cancer-associated therapies on the organ components that govern cardiorespiratory fitness, and the effects of exercise training on these parameters is limited; further research will be critical for further progress of exercise-based rehabilitation in the oncology setting. We assess the current evidence regarding the level, mechanisms, and clinical importance of diminished cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with cancer. The efficacy and adaptations to exercise training to prevent and/or mitigate dysfunction in conjunction with exercise prescription considerations for clinical use are also discussed.

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  • Aerobic exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy does not appear to stimulate greater red blood cell production, so improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness depend on other central and peripheral adaptations.

    “Aerobic exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy does not appear to stimulate greater production of red blood cells(92), so improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness are contingent on other central (i.e., cardiac function, plasma volume) and peripheral adaptations (i.e., improved vascularization and mitochondrial enzyme function)(93).”

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Authors
Lakoski, S. G., Eves, N. D., Douglas, P. S., & Jones, L. W.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Jones, Lee W.
Venue
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Published
2012-03-06
Volume
9
Issue
5
Pages
288-296
ISSN
  • 1759-4774 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4782
OpenAlex
W2002193164
Cited by
165
References
66
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FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (CA133895, R21CA143254, CA138634, R01CA138624, CA-143254, CA125458, R01CA138634, R21CA133895, R01CA142566, CA-142566, R21CA125458)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Keywords
exercise rehabilitation, cancer patients, cardiorespiratory fitness, supervised exercise, deconditioning, cardiovascular morbidity, exercise prescription, functional dependence
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Neoplasms

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