Muscle contractile properties of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: Assessment of feasibility and exercise effects.

Laurien M BuffartMaike G SweegersCornelis J de RuiterInge R KoningsHenk M W VerheulAnnette A van ZweedenCecile GrootscholtenMai J ChinapawTeatske M Altenburg

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2020)

Chemotherapy induces a decrease in the rate of force development, which may reflect a larger loss in type II muscle fibers. This may be attenuated with (resistance) exercise. The increase in the rate of force development was related to a decrease in perceived fatigue.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
physical activity
high intensity
locally advanced
single molecule
papillary thyroid
depressive symptoms
mental health
resistance training
social support
squamous cell
body composition
lymph node metastasis