2020
Pilot study of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on fatigue for patients with head and neck cancer: Inflammatory and epigenetic changes
Xiao C, Beitler JJ, Higgins KA, Chico CE, Withycombe JS, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Lin IH, Li F, Jeon S, Irwin M, Bruner DW, Miller AH, Gary R. Pilot study of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on fatigue for patients with head and neck cancer: Inflammatory and epigenetic changes. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2020, 88: 184-192. PMID: 32330594, PMCID: PMC7415514, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise groupInflammatory markersChair standNeck cancerBiceps curlSoluble TNF receptor IIMultidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20Tumor necrosis factor αPilot studyResistance exercise interventionTNF receptor IIPlasma interleukin-6Anti-inflammatory effectsC-reactive proteinPhysical function measuresIL1 receptor antagonistHand grip strengthNecrosis factor αIntensity-modulated radiotherapyStandard careExercise interventionWalk distanceRadiotherapy regimenHNC patientsMean age
2019
Endocrine Therapy–Related Symptoms and Quality of Life in Female Cancer Survivors in the Yale Fitness Intervention Trial
Park S, Knobf M, Jeon S. Endocrine Therapy–Related Symptoms and Quality of Life in Female Cancer Survivors in the Yale Fitness Intervention Trial. Journal Of Nursing Scholarship 2019, 51: 317-325. PMID: 30874369, DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale cancer survivorsQuality of lifeTherapy-related symptomsExercise intervention groupAromatase inhibitorsEndocrine therapyCancer survivorsExercise interventionIntervention groupBreast Cancer Prevention Trial Symptom ChecklistFunctional assessmentControl groupCancer Therapy-Endocrine SubscalePrevious large clinical trialsEndocrine therapy groupMild symptom distressCancer Therapy-GeneralExercise control groupLarge clinical trialsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyHormonal therapyExercise groupIntervention trialsWeight management