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Breast Cancer
Exercise managed fatigue during breast cancer treatment
August 18th, 2005
Scientists reported that exercise managed fatigue during breast cancer treatment. According to recent research published in the journal Psycho-Oncology, "Fatigue is the most prevalent and debilitating symptom experienced by breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy and few evidence-based treatments are available to manage this distressing side-effect. The purpose of this multi-institutional randomized controlled trial was to determine the effects of exercise on fatigue levels during treatment for breast cancer." "Sedentary women (N=119) with Stage 0-III breast cancer receiving outpatient adjuvant chemotherapy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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