The effect of aerobic exercise on treatment-related acute toxicity in men receiving radical external beam radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-647

  Kapur, G ^a   Windsor, P M ^a   Mc Cowan, C ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Morbidity; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 77955746325     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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