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Kerry S. Courneya
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 638
Citations - 55786
Kerry S. Courneya is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 608 publications receiving 49504 citations. Previous affiliations of Kerry S. Courneya include American Cancer Society & Dalhousie University.
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Dose-response effects of aerobic exercise on adiposity markers in postmenopausal women: pooled analyses from two randomized controlled trials.
Paola Gonzalo-Encabo,Jessica McNeil,Jessica McNeil,Alberto Pérez-López,David Valadés,Kerry S. Courneya,Christine M. Friedenreich,Christine M. Friedenreich +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the effect of prescribed exercise volume on postmenopausal women's adiposity in a randomized controlled trial and found that increasing exercise volumes from no exercise/control to 300 min/week resulted in statistically significant reductions in BMI, weight, fat mass, fat percentage, intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat area (P < 0.001).
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Physical activity intervention benefits persist months post-intervention: randomized trial in breast cancer survivors
Laura Q. Rogers,Kerry S. Courneya,Robert A. Oster,Philip M. Anton,Siobhan M. Phillips,Diane K. Ehlers,Edward McAuley +6 more
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Abstract PD2-6: Exercise dose and type effects in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A randomized trial
Kerry S. Courneya,Donald C. McKenzie,John R. Mackey,K Gelmon,Christine M. Friedenreich,Yutaka Yasui,Robert D. Reid,Diane Cook,Diana Jespersen,Carolyn Proulx,Lianne B. Dolan,Cynthia C. Forbes,Evyanne Wooding,L Trinh,Roanne J. Segal +14 more
TL;DR: The CARE Trial did demonstrate that higher doses of aerobic or combined exercise of up to 50-60 minutes/session are safe and feasible and do not interfere with chemotherapy completion or exacerbate any symptoms.
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Translating Research into Community Practice: The Healthy Living after Cancer Partnership Project
Elizabeth G. Eakin,Sandra C. Hayes,Marina M. Reeves,Ana D. Goode,Janette L. Vardy,Frances M. Boyle,Marion Haas,Janet E. Hiller,Gita D. Mishra,Michael Jefford,Bogda Koczwara,Christobel Saunders,Kathy Chapman,Anna Boltong,Katherine Lane,Polly Baldwin,Amanda Robertson,Lesley Millar,Sandy McKiernan,Wendy Demark-Wahnefried,Kerry S. Courneya,Erin Robson +21 more
TL;DR: Healthy Living after Cancer (HLaC) as discussed by the authors is an evidence-based, 6-month telephone-delivered program targeting physical activity, healthy eating, and weight control among cancer survivors.