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Volume 9, Issue 9 (Suppl)
J Cancer Sci Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 1948-5956
World Cancer 2017
October 19-21, 2017
25
th
WORLD CANCER CONFERENCE
October 19-21, 2017 | Rome, Italy
The importance of exercise in patients with breast cancer
Veysel Akduman, Emel Mete, Abdurrahman Tanhan, Ikşan Demirbüken
and
Zübeyir Sarı
Marmara University, Turkey
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reast cancer leads to physical and mental distress which is linked with increased prevalence of malignancy-related mortality
among females worldwide. Survival rates for breast cancer have been improving for more than 20 years and this appears
likely to continue.Therapeutic exercises as well as adjuvant treatments are important improving the quality of life and increasing
survival rates in cancer patients. Exercise is recommended to minimize the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, to
maximize cardio pulmonary status especially early diagnosis. Aerobic and resistance exercise are mostly performed exercises
types in this population, either separately or in combination, have been shown to improve physical functioning and manage
some side effects in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. It has been showed that exercise program can help manage
symptoms and improve physical functioning during radiation therapy. Some studies in the literature have shown that aerobic
exercise in cancer patients reduces fatigue as well as increases quality of life. For many cancer patients, fatigue is a severe and
limiting problem. The impairment of physical and mental performance prevents from working or carrying out regular daily
activities and hence results in a substantial reduction of the quality of life. In response to fatigue, patients are usually advised
to rest and down-regulate their level of daily activities. However, since inactivity induces muscular catabolism and cardio-
pulmonary endurance, extended rest can help perpetuate fatigue. Moreover, exercise has been proposed as a nonpharmacologic
intervention for the treatment of cancer-related fatigue. An isometric exercise is one of the resistance training. One study found
that three-week isometric-strength exercise program improved physical performance and reduced fatigue. In another study
pointed that the effects of all forms of performed aerobic or resistance exercise, or both, with programme duration of at least
six weeks should be considered. Although the exercise training is one of the necessary approach in the non-pharmacological
treatment of breast cancer to reduce fatigue, there are still not enough studies in the literature. It is necessary to perform more
randomized controlled studies investigating the proper exercises type and procedure to improve quality of life in breast cancer
survivors.
Biography
Veysel Akduman has completed his Bachelor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation from Afyon Kocatepe University and then graduated his Master’s Degree
in Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Sifa University. He is currently enrolled in the PhD programme in Department of Physical Therapy and
Rehabilitation, Marmara University, in which he is also a Research Assistant.
u_weys@hotmail.comVeysel Akduman et al., J Cancer Sci Ther 2017, 9:9(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956-C1-112