Physical activity and cognitive changes in younger women after breast cancer treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Melissa Arneil ◽  
Debra Anderson ◽  
Kimberly Alexander ◽  
Alexandra McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Younger Women ◽  
Previously Treated ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Cognitive Alterations ◽  
Over Time

ObjectivesStudies indicate women aged 25–49 years previously treated for cancer report cognitive alterations. Good evidence indicates physical activity can be beneficial after cancer and might additionally benefit cognitive function. This short report presents data from a substudy of the Younger Women’s Wellness after Cancer Program (YWWACP), which explored cognitive alterations and investigated potential associations between physical activity and cognitive function in participants in the YWWACP. The primary aim of this substudy was to determine in younger women previously treated for breast cancer (1) whether subjectively reported cognitive function changed over time and (2) if physical activity is associated with subjectively reported cognitive function, and if time had an impact on this.MethodsAll participants had completed breast cancer treatment. Data were collected at baseline (n=41) and at 12 weeks. Measures assessed demographics, self-reported physical activity, cognitive function, sleep quality, stress, anxiety and depression using validated and reliable, subjectively reported instruments.ResultsCognitive function and physical activity scores increased across the time points, with cognitive function revealing a statistically significant increase over time (p=0.004). Statistical testing revealed that physical activity was not correlated with cognitive function and that change in physical activity was not correlated with change in cognitive function.ConclusionThese data provide early evidence that cognitive function and physical activity improved over time in this sample. However, interpretations of a correlation between physical activity and cognitive function should be made with caution, and future research would benefit from larger samples.

Women’s experience of physical activity following breast cancer treatment

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingalill L. Larsson ◽  
Carita Jönsson ◽  
Ann C. Olsson ◽  
Gunvor Gard ◽  
Karin Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Women's Experience

scholarly journals Objective evaluation of physical activity level after breast cancer treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. e53
Author(s):  
B. Joelle ◽  
S. Lavau-Denes ◽  
L. Pervieux ◽  
A. Labrunie ◽  
B. Marin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Activity Level

scholarly journals From Provision of Information, Through Activation, to Changing the Social World. The Amazonki Associations as a Source of Comprehensive Support for Women with Breast Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Edyta Zierkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Social World ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Women Patients ◽  
Mutual Help ◽  
The Social ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Social Units

This work presents the phenomenon of mutual help and social support in a group of patients with breast cancer, against the background of transformations of the whole Amazonki (Amazons) movement. Social organizations embracing women after breast cancer treatment have been operating in Poland for over 30 years. In that time, they have proven their usefulness and importance. Since the beginning of their existence, the Amazons clubs were oriented to providing support, widely understood, to women patients in oncological wards and club members; they have been successful in that area so far. What is important is the fact that individual clubs of women after cancer treatment are not separate social units, but form a federation which, since the early 1990s, has been directing the process of rationalizing their operations. This work describes that process in general and presents the stage at which the Amazons movement is at present. What is interesting, the stagnation which has overcome the whole movement seems to have little or no effect at all on the functioning of separate associations, which pursue their statutory goal to support sick women in recovery and improve their quality of life.

scholarly journals PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 377-381
Author(s):  
Leonessa Boing ◽  
Gustavo Soares Pereira ◽  
Melissa de Carvalho Souza Vieira ◽  
Taysi Seemann ◽  
Allana Alexandre Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Clinical Treatment ◽  
Walking Time

ABSTRACT Introduction: Breast cancer treatment can cause different side effects on the quality of life of women. Physical activity, in turn, can reduce these side effects. Objective: To investigate the physical activity and quality of life of women during and after breast cancer treatment. Methods: Sample of 174 women (57.0±9.5 years) during or after clinical treatment for breast cancer. Interview questionnaire composed of general information, physical activity (IPAQ short version) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 and BR23). For statistical analysis chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test, student's t-test for independent samples, Mann-Whitney U test and multiple logistic regression analyses (p <0.05). Results: Most women did not achieve the physical activity guidelines, particularly those undergoing clinical treatment. Results showed longer walking time, moderate physical activity, vigorous physical activity, moderate + vigorous physical activity, and total physical activity among the women following completion of treatment. The quality of life scores were also higher among women after clinical treatment. Logistic regression indicated that every 10-minute increment to walking time results in a 19% decrease in the probability of worse functional capacity and a 26% decrease in the probability of worse symptoms associated with treatment side effects. Conclusion: During treatment, women with breast cancer undertake less physical activity and have worse quality of life. Walking appears to be an effective type of physical activity for these women, improving quality of life during and after breast cancer treatment. Level of evidence II; Prognostic studies - Investigation of the effect of patient characteristics on the disease outcome.

scholarly journals Cognitive function following breast cancer treatment and associations with concurrent symptoms

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Van Dyk ◽  
Julienne E. Bower ◽  
Catherine M. Crespi ◽  
Laura Petersen ◽  
Patricia A. Ganz
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment
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