Caroline Proulx

TL;DR: Neither aerobic nor resistance exercise significantly improved cancer-specific QOL in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, but they did improve self-esteem, physical fitness, body composition, and chemotherapy completion rate without causing lymphedema or significant adverse events.

TL;DR: Adherence to supervised exercise training was predicted by unique aspects of the location/center, disease stage, aerobic fitness, and depression but not motivational variables, which may have implications for improving adherence during breast cancer chemotherapy.

TL;DR: Investigating exercise behavior and patient-rated outcomes from an exercise trial in breast cancer patients found improvements in self-esteem observed with RET during breast cancer chemotherapy were maintained at 6-month follow-up whereas reductions in anxiety not observed with AET during Breast cancer chemotherapy emerged at6-month following-up.

TL;DR: Barriers to supervised exercise in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy are varied but over half can be directly attributed to the disease and its treatments.

TL;DR: Personal and clinical factors that may predict exercise training responses are examined to improve supportive care outcomes in patients with breast cancer who are receiving adjuvant therapy.