Exercise during treatment for advanced cervical cancer.
Aida Tórtola-NavarroJerónimo Martínez-GarcíaAna Cano-MartínezAna SerradillaPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2023)
Cervical cancer (CCa) is the fourth most common type of tumour diagnosed in women. Its treatment-related side effects affect patients' quality of life and physical condition. It is known that physical activity (PA) is beneficial to patients with cancer. However, there is a gap in research on this topic in patients with CCa during the treatment phase. In this report, a case is presented to assess the feasibility of a PA programme during chemoradiotherapy in a woman diagnosed with CCa. It is possible to develop PA programmes for patients with advanced CCa. However, no improvement was seen in the physical and functional variables analysed.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- body mass index
- prognostic factors
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- combination therapy
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- patient reported
- smoking cessation
- sleep quality