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Exercise Benefits Patients Being Treated for Early Stage Disease.(breast cancer)
2001 FEB 15 - (NewsRx.com) -- Contrary to the traditional medical advice that rest is the best medicine for fatigue caused by treatment for breast cancer, the largest study of its kind found that exercise improves physical functioning and weight control for many patients.
Researchers in Canada found that women undergoing treatment for early stage breast cancer who maintained a regular exercise program of hour-long walking sessions three to five times per week for six months had a significant improvement in cardiac conditioning and overall functioning.
The randomized study of 123 patients concluded that women who exercised on their own in a "self-directed" exercise program increased physical functioning by 5.7 points on a standard scale of 100 points, and those who exercised in supervised groups gained 2.2 points in functioning. Comparatively, researchers found that inactivity contributed to the debilitation of patients in a control group who followed the traditional medical advice of little or no exercise during cancer treatment. This group actually lost an average of 4.1 points in their physical functioning.
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