After many research and speaking with an expert, he said regular exercise could make cancer treatment more bearable, a study has revealed.
Women with breast cancer who exercised while on chemotherapy felt less pain. They also had more energy and were less likely to suffer from nausea.
Even gentle exercise done at home helped, say the researchers, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute.
Importantly, the reduction in side-effects meant that dose of the chemotherapy given was less likely to be lowered.
Because of the side effects, not all patients are able to complete their chemotherapy as originally planned, and require a dose adjustment.
The Dutch scientists were interested in determining which type of exercise plans are most effective - and whether they can also help patients better tolerate their chemotherapy.
But the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, did not look at whether this improved the women’s odds of survival.
However, simply reducing the severity of side-effects could have a huge effect on quality of life.
Women with breast cancer who exercised while on chemotherapy felt less pain. They also had more energy and were less likely to suffer from nausea.
Even gentle exercise done at home helped, say the researchers, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute.
Importantly, the reduction in side-effects meant that dose of the chemotherapy given was less likely to be lowered.
Because of the side effects, not all patients are able to complete their chemotherapy as originally planned, and require a dose adjustment.
The Dutch scientists were interested in determining which type of exercise plans are most effective - and whether they can also help patients better tolerate their chemotherapy.
But the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, did not look at whether this improved the women’s odds of survival.
However, simply reducing the severity of side-effects could have a huge effect on quality of life.
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