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DOI: 10.1177/1534735403251168 A Case Study: Prescriptive Exercise Intervention After Bilateral Mastectomies
Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institution, Department of Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado, 2590 Gunter Hall, Greeley, CO 80639 carole.schneider@unco.edu Exercise for cancer patients is gaining support. In the current case study, a female breast cancer patient was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29 years; she underwent a left modified radical mastectomy. She developed cancer again in the opposite breast at the age of 57 years and had a right modified radical mastectomy. After the second mastectomy (the right breast), the patient received chemotherapy and radiation. Following her cancer treatments, she participated in an exercise intervention for 6 months at the University of Northern Colorados Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute. A 6-month reassessment showed that she increased her muscular strength and cardiovascular function in addition to attenuating her cancer-related fatigue and depression. It is recommended that health professionals work together to ensure that a collaborative effort is undertaken to increase functional work capacity that will significantly improve patients quality of life.
Key Words: cancer exercise prescriptive rehabilitation mastectomies case study
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