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A Case Study: Prescriptive Exercise Intervention After Bilateral MastectomiesRegional Breast Center of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, carole.schneider{at}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 Colorado's 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
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Vol. 2, No. 1,
34-38 (2003) This article has been cited by other articles:
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