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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
- Source :
- Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 13 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
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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