
“I had treatment last year and I want to give something back.”
This trial looked into exercise for women who have had treatment for breast cancer. This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.
The researchers running this trial wanted to find out if exercise could help improve quality of life and wellbeing for this group of women.
The researchers measured quality of life and fitness of women who had finished treatment for breast cancer between 1 year and 3 years ago.
The aim of the trial was to see if following an exercise programme after treatment for breast cancer has any benefits.
The researchers found that aerobic exercise had a short term benefit on quality of life in women treated for breast cancer.
108 women who had finished treatment for breast cancer took part. The women were put into 1 of 3 groups
The women filled in quality of life questionnaires 8 weeks after they joined the trial. When the researchers looked at the completed questionnaires, they found the women in the aerobic exercise group reported a better quality of life than the women in the body conditioning group and usual care group.
We have based this summary on information from the team who ran the trial. The information they sent us has been reviewed by independent specialists () and published in a medical journal. The figures we quote above were provided by the trial team. We have not analysed the data ourselves.
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Dr Amanda Daley
Cancer Research UK
This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/02/040.
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“I had treatment last year and I want to give something back.”