A Case Study: Investigation of Yoga’s Potential to Treat Breast Cancer Survivors Facing Cancer Related Fatigue

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana Ojha
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Treat Breast Cancer

A Shared Journey To a Better Future: Mutual Support Among Breast Cancer Survivors and Their First-Degree Relatives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Hua Chen ◽  
Jun-E Liu ◽  
Dong-Mei Guo ◽  
Ya-Li Su ◽  
Yan-Fei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
External Support ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
First Degree Relatives ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Windy Weather ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Purpose Breast cancer affects survivors and their first-degree relatives. They face breast cancer together as a unit. This study aimed to explore the mutual support of breast cancer survivors and their first-degree relatives in their joint coping with breast cancer. Methods A qualitative case study with purposeful sampling was conducted. Ten breast cancer survivors and 21 of their first-degree relatives were recruited for in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed by thematic analysis using MAXQDA software. Results Three themes were extracted under the overarching theme “a shared journey to a better future”: 1. “Mutual support is needed as we are in the same boat,” suggesting mutual support in responding to breast cancer; 2. “We experience stormy and windy weather during our journey,” emphasizing challenges encountered in providing support; and 3. “Sunny and breezy days are a gift for both of us,” indicating they perceived reciprocity during the process of mutual support. Conclusions Mutual support was an important feature of breast cancer survivors and first-degree relatives coping with breast cancer and beneficial to both groups. However, significant challenges in supporting each other were reported, indicating the necessity of external support in coping with breast cancer. Health professionals should not ignore first-degree relatives of breast cancer survivors, and need to support both of these groups.

scholarly journals Better postdiagnosis diet quality is associated with less cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. George ◽  
Catherine M. Alfano ◽  
Marian L. Neuhouser ◽  
Ashley W. Smith ◽  
Richard N. Baumgartner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue

Catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype (Val158met) modulates cancer-related fatigue and pain sensitivity in breast cancer survivors

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas ◽  
Carolina Fernández-Lao ◽  
Irene Cantarero-Villanueva ◽  
Silvia Ambite-Quesada ◽  
Inés Rivas-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Pain Sensitivity ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue

scholarly journals Evaluation of Central Serotonin Sensitivity in Breast Cancer Survivors with Cancer-Related Fatigue Syndrome

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 892-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Alexander ◽  
Patrick Stone ◽  
Sarah White ◽  
Paul Andrews ◽  
Stephen Nussey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

scholarly journals Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Exercise, and Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Matsuoka ◽  
Katsunori Tsuji ◽  
Eisuke Ochi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Pufa Supplementation ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Omega 6

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most frequently reported and disabling symptoms in cancer survivors. With its negative impact on the activities of daily living, work, social activities, and mood, CRF causes severe impairment of quality of life. A previous study showed that omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation unexpectedly reduced CRF compared with omega-3 PUFA supplementation and that omega-6 PUFA supplementation reduced pro-inflammatory serum markers in fatigued American breast cancer survivors. Meanwhile, a recent meta-analysis of individual patient data revealed significant benefits of exercise interventions on CRF. Recently, we completed our randomized controlled trial among early-stage Japanese breast cancer survivors, in which we examined the effect of baseline blood PUFA characteristics on change in CRF during the 12-week trial by exercise group and confirmed that increased Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) was associated with both docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (p = 0.06) and omega-3 index (p = 0.08) at baseline in all participants (n = 46, omega-6/omega-3 ratio = 6.79, SD = 1.90). On the contrary, DHA at baseline was positively correlated with change in CRF (r = 0.40, p = 0.06) in the control group (n = 24, omega-6/omega-3 ratio = 7.0). Moreover, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) at baseline was positively correlated with leg strength (r = 0.39, p = 0.10) in the exercise group. In conclusion, blood PUFA balance might be associated with the effect of exercise on CRF. In addition, higher EPA in individuals who conducted exercise likely has a beneficial effect on muscle strength. Further investigation is needed to clarify the interaction between PUFAs and exercise for alleviating CRF.

scholarly journals Towards a Holistic Framework of Cancer Related Fatigue: Qualitative Data on the Experience of Embodiment in Breast Cancer Survivors

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cooper Keaton Penner ◽  
Chloe Zimmerman ◽  
Ted Kaptchuck ◽  
Lisa Conboy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
The Body ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Consistent Change ◽  
Bodily Sensations

Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common and detrimental side effects of cancer treatment. Despite its increasing prevalence and severity CRF remains dismissed by the majority of clinicians. One reason for the apparent gap between clinical need and clinical undertaking is the penchant towards reductionist accounts of the disorder: a tendency to discount the interface between the lived experience of sufferers and the multi-dimensional etiology of CRF as it manifests adversely on a day-to-day basis. We undertook semi-structured interviews with 13 Breast cancer survivors suffering from CRF and then subsequently coded their responses using Team Based Qualitative Analysis. We focused most specifically on shifts in embodied awareness that accompanied our participant’s experience of CRF. Our analysis revealed multiple dimensions of the social and bodily underpinnings of fatigue. Most relevantly we found a consistent change in the reported capacity for awareness of bodily sensations. This shift in awareness appeared to be directly connected to the experience of CRF and a newfound, “respect” for the needs of the body. Furthermore, we found that many of the practices that were described as helpful in alleviating fatigue were oriented around eliciting a sense of embodied awareness, examples being: dance, yoga, and shamanic ritual. This relationship with bodily sensations existed in conjunction with the anxiety and trauma that arose as a result of cancer treatment. Our analysis suggests that the quality of awareness and relationship to bodily experience in CRF is a functionally relevant component of the disorder and should be considered as an experiential target moving forward.

scholarly journals OR-052 Effects of Exercise Intervention on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiling Xie ◽  
Weibing Ye
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Significant Difference

Objective cancer-related fatigue(CRF) is the most commonly reported and most distressing symptom in cancer patient.The purpose of this study was to review the effect of exercise intervention on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Methods From 1998 to 2018 in Chinese and English literature of Wanfang Database, Pubmed, SportDiscus and Springer databases, picked out the randomized controlled trials which up to standard. Keywords cancer, exercise, fatigue, etc. were used for systematic search and tracking. 12 experiments were reviewed to analyze the effect differences between exercise intervention and exercise-related fatigue. Results Most interventions use aerobic exercise as the primary form of exercise. Generally, exercise interventions are effective for cancer-related fatigue, but some findings are not. Many studies have shown that moderate intensity aerobic exercise has a significant effect on cancer-related fatigue, with 50-70% heart rate reserve and 3-5 times of exercise per week for at least 30 minutes each time. Exercise methods mainly include walking, yoga, cycling and tai chi. Firstly, Supervised aerobic exercise was statistically more effective than conventional care in improving CRF among breast cancer survivors. It has been shown that group-based, supervised exercise produces positive psychosocial‘side-effects’ due to social interactions, improved self-efficacy, and attention from a trainer. Secondly, Cancer fatigue is divided into acute and chronic fatigue, 18 weeks of exercise intervention can reduce the short-term fatigue, at 36 weeks, baseline levels of fatigue index responses and contrast on the issue of the multivariate statistics. Thirdly, usual-care group were reported that they had been actively engaged in regular exercise before study enrollment. During the exercise intervention, most studies on the control ways are according to the daily life or to take care of, but studies have reported, before intervention, to a high level of 40% in the control group often exercise, exercise also as usual during the intervention, which causes the control to the baseline level is higher, but the intervention group and control group will be difference, no significant difference, lead to the result is invalid. Conclusions First, the exercise intervention of cancer-related fatigue needs to be supervised; second, the exercise intervention is effective for short-term cancer-related fatigue; third, the daily exercise level of the control group will affect the intervention effect.

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