Physical activity during and after adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 221-227

  Johnsson, Anna ^a   Johnsson, Anders ^a   Johansson, Karin ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms ; Physical activity; Chemotherapy; Motor Activity ; Exercise

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; TAMOXIFEN; TRASTUZUMAB;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDISH;

ADJUVANT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST NEOPLASMS ;PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMOTHERAPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY ;EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84881022957     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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