Physical activity and exercise during preoperative pancreatic cancer treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Guidelines recommend exercise to cancer survivors, but limited data exists regarding exercise among patients undergoing preoperative cancer treatment. We examined differences in weekly self-reported exercise and accelerometer-measured physical activity among participants in a home-based exercise program administered during preoperative treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Methods

Participants were encouraged to perform at least 60 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and at least 60 min/week of full-body strengthening exercises concurrent with chemotherapy, chemoradiation therapy or both sequentially and received resistance equipment, program instruction, and biweekly follow-up calls to encourage adherence. Self-reported aerobic and strengthening exercise minu

SUBMITTER: Parker NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390123 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature