Breast Cancer
Quality of life for breast cancer survivors is improved by aerobic and resistance training
Published in Cancer Weekly, September 19th, 2006
Investigators at the European University of Madrid report, "The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of a combined cardiorespiratory and resistance exercise training program of short duration on the cardiorespiratory fitness, strength endurance, task specific functional muscle capacity, body composition and quality of life (QOL) in women breast cancer survivors."
F. Herrero and colleagues explained, "Sixteen subjects were randomly assigned to either a training (n=8; age: 50±5 yrs) or control non-exercising group (n=8; age:...
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