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Rosalind R. Spence
Researcher at Queensland University of Technology
Publications - 24
Citations - 1162
Rosalind R. Spence is an academic researcher from Queensland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 17 publications receiving 837 citations. Previous affiliations of Rosalind R. Spence include Griffith University & University of Queensland.
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Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science Position Stand: Optimising Cancer Outcomes Through Exercise.
TL;DR: The purpose of exercise following diagnosis of cancer, the potential benefits derived by cancer patients and survivors from participating in exercise programs, and exercise prescription guidelines and contraindications or considerations for exercise prescription with this special population are summarized.
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The Exercise and Sports Science Australia position statement: Exercise medicine in cancer management
TL;DR: There is no set prescription and total weekly dosage that would be considered evidence-based for all cancer patients, so targeted exercise prescription is needed to ensure greatest benefit in the short and longer term, with low risk of harm.
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Exercise and cancer rehabilitation: A systematic review
TL;DR: A systematic review of the literature on the health effects of exercise during cancer rehabilitation and evaluating the methodological rigour of studies in this area to date is presented in this article, where the authors identified relevant studies through a systematic search of PubMed and Embase to April 2009.
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Safety, Feasibility, and Effect of Exercise in Women With Stage II+ Breast Cancer
Ben Singh,Rosalind R. Spence,Megan L. Steele,Carolina X. Sandler,Jonathan M. Peake,Sandra C. Hayes +5 more
TL;DR: The findings support the safety, feasibility, and effects of exercise for those with stage II+ breast cancer, suggesting that national and international exercise guidelines appear generalizable to women with local, regional, and distant breast cancer.
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Exercise following breast cancer: exploratory survival analyses of two randomised, controlled trials
Sandi Hayes,Megan L. Steele,Rosalind R. Spence,Louisa G. Gordon,Diana Battistutta,John Bashford,Chris Pyke,Christobel Saunders,Elizabeth G. Eakin +8 more
TL;DR: An exercise intervention delivered during and beyond treatment for breast cancer, and that was designed to cater for all women irrespective of place of residence and access to health services, has clear potential to benefit survival.