Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a 10-Week Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Intervention During Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Treatment in Rectal Cancer Patients

Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiation treatment (CRT) in rectal cancer patients is associated with a reduction in physical capacity, lean mass and increased fatigue. As a countermeasure to these treatment-related adverse effects, we examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 10-week exe...

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Main Authors: Favil Singh PhD, Daniel A. Galvão PhD, Robert U. Newton PhD, Nigel A. Spry MBBS, PhD, Michael K. Baker PhD, Dennis R. Taaffe PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Integrative Cancer Therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418781736