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Patterns of exercise across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients.

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Jones, LW; Guill, B; Keir, ST; Carter B S, K; Friedman, HS; Bigner, DD; Reardon, DA
Published in: Cancer
May 15, 2006

BACKGROUND: Exercise may represent a supportive intervention that may complement existing neurooncologic therapies and address a multitude of therapy-induced debilitating side effects in patients with brain tumors. Given the limited evidence, the authors conducted a survey to examine the exercise patterns of brain tumor patients across the cancer trajectory. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, 386 brain tumor patients who received treatment at the Brain Tumor Center at Duke University were sent a questionnaire that assessed self-reported exercise behavior prior to diagnosis, during adjuvant therapy, and after the completion of therapy. RESULTS: The response rate was 28% (106 of 383 patients). Descriptive analyses indicated that 42%, 38%, and 41% of participants, respectively, met national exercise prescription guidelines prior to diagnosis, during treatment, and after the completion of adjuvant therapy. Repeated measures analyses indicated no significant changes in the majority of exercise behavior outcomes over the cancer trajectory. However, exploratory analyses indicated that males and younger participants may be at the greatest risk of reducing exercise levels after a brain tumor diagnosis. These analyses remained unchanged after controlling for relevant demographic and medical covariates. CONCLUSIONS: A relatively high percentage of brain tumor patients are exercising at recommended levels across the cancer trajectory. Moreover, these patients have unique exercise patterns that may be modified by select demographic variables. This preliminary study provides important informative data for future studies examining the potential role of exercise in patients diagnosed with neurologic malignancies.

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Cancer

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0008-543X

Publication Date

May 15, 2006

Volume

106

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2224 / 2232

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sickness Impact Profile
  • Sex Distribution
  • Risk Assessment
  • Reference Values
  • Prognosis
  • Probability
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Middle Aged
 

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Jones, L. W., Guill, B., Keir, S. T., Carter B S, K., Friedman, H. S., Bigner, D. D., & Reardon, D. A. (2006). Patterns of exercise across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients. Cancer, 106(10), 2224–2232. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21858
Jones, Lee W., Bebe Guill, Stephen T. Keir, Karen Carter B S, Henry S. Friedman, Darrell D. Bigner, and David A. Reardon. “Patterns of exercise across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients.Cancer 106, no. 10 (May 15, 2006): 2224–32. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21858.
Jones LW, Guill B, Keir ST, Carter B S K, Friedman HS, Bigner DD, et al. Patterns of exercise across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients. Cancer. 2006 May 15;106(10):2224–32.
Jones, Lee W., et al. “Patterns of exercise across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients.Cancer, vol. 106, no. 10, May 2006, pp. 2224–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/cncr.21858.
Jones LW, Guill B, Keir ST, Carter B S K, Friedman HS, Bigner DD, Reardon DA. Patterns of exercise across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients. Cancer. 2006 May 15;106(10):2224–2232.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer

DOI

ISSN

0008-543X

Publication Date

May 15, 2006

Volume

106

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2224 / 2232

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sickness Impact Profile
  • Sex Distribution
  • Risk Assessment
  • Reference Values
  • Prognosis
  • Probability
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Middle Aged