The Impact of a Multidimensional Exercise Intervention on Physical and Functional Capacity, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Conclusion. The results of the present study show that during a 6-week hospital-based supervised, structured, and group-based exercise program, patients with advanced-stage lung cancer (NSCLC IIIb-IV, ED-SCLC) improve their physical capacity (VO2peak, 1RM), functional capacity, anxiety level, and emotional well-being, but not their overall HRQoL. A randomized controlled trial testing the intervention including 216 patients is currently being carried out.

Source: Integrative Cancer Therapies - June 21, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Quist, M., Adamsen, L., Rorth, M., Laursen, J. H., Christensen, K. B., Langer, S. W. Tags: Articles Source Type: research