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Improved awareness of physical activities is associated with a gain of fitness and a stable body weight in breast cancer patients during the first year of antineoplastic therapy: the BEGYN-1 study

Authors :
Cosima Zemlin
Julia Theresa Schleicher
Laura Altmayer
Caroline Stuhlert
Carolin Wörmann
Marina Lang
Laura-Sophie Scherer
Ida Clara Thul
Lisanne Sophie Spenner
Jana Alisa Simon
Alina Wind
Elisabeth Kaiser
Regine Weber
Sybelle Goedicke-Fritz
Gudrun Wagenpfeil
Michael Zemlin
Georges Steffgen
Erich-Franz Solomayer
Carolin Müller
Source :
Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 13 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.

Abstract

BackgroundBreast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women. Reduced physical activity and overweight are associated with poor prognosis. Breast cancer patients have a high risk to gain weight, lose muscle mass and reduce physical activity during therapy. Concepts are urgently needed to motivate patients to engage in physical activity.Methods110 non-metastatic breast cancer patients were included in the prospective observational BEGYN-1 study. Physiological parameters and body composition were measured before the start of therapy and then quarterly for one year. Patients used a fitness tracker and documented their physical activity in a diary throughout the study.ResultsAlthough the patients were not offered any guided exercise, and despite the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, they increased their physical activity (metabolic equivalent of task (MET) -minutes): p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2234943X
Volume :
13
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.93ae155606a34a3fa8ff0de919337d7e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1198157