Impact of thoracic radiotherapy on respiratory function and exercise capacity in patients with breast cancer.

Milena Mako Suesada Heloisa de Andrade Carvalho André Luis Pereira de Albuquerque João Marcos Salge Silvia Radwanski Stuart Teresa Yae Takagaki

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

In our sample of patients with breast cancer, thoracic radiotherapy seemed to have caused significant losses in respiratory and exercise capacity, probably due to chest wall restriction; SCLN irradiation represented an additional risk factor for the development of radiation pneumonitis.

Keyphrases

radiation induced
early stage
high intensity
locally advanced
spinal cord
radiation therapy
physical activity
resistance training
respiratory tract
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
rheumatoid arthritis
body composition