Journal article
Physical activity and fitness in women with metastatic breast cancer
J Yee, GM Davis, JM Beith, N Wilcken, D Currow, J Emery, J Phillips, A Martin, R Hui, M Harrison, E Segelov, SL Kilbreath
Journal of Cancer Survivorship | Published : 2014
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to explore differences in physical activity and fitness between women with metastatic breast cancer compared to healthy controls and factors associated with their physical activity levels.Methods: Seventy-one women with metastatic breast cancer, aged (mean (SD)) 57.7 (9.5) and 2.9 (3.1) years after the onset of metastatic disease, and 71 healthy controls aged 55.0 (9.4) years participated. Of those with metastatic disease, 27 % had bone-only metastases, 35 % visceral-only metastases and 38 % bone and visceral metastases. Patient-reported outcomes and physical measures of muscle strength and aerobic fitness assessments were obtained. Participants wore a SenseWear® ph..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was supported by a grant from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Australia. SLK is a National Breast Cancer Foundation Career Research Fellow. We like to acknowledge Register4 for the assistance with recruitment and the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group for the assistance in design.