A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Prevent Bone Loss in Premenopausal Women with Breast Cancer

• Published in: Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002) Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 87
• Main Authors: Tabatabai, Laila S, Bloom, Joan, Stewart, Susan, Sellmeyer, Deborah E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Adult; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Body Composition - physiology; Bone Density - physiology; Breast Neoplasms - complications; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Cancer Survivors; Exercise; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology; Lumbosacral Region; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis - prevention & control; Premenopause; Resistance Training - methods; Tamoxifen - adverse effects; Tamoxifen - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; breast cancer; exercise; premenopausal; osteoporosis; bone loss; bone density

Background/Introduction/Objective: Premenopausal women treated for breast cancer are at high risk for bone loss. This trial examined the effects of a 1-year combined aerobic and resistance exercise program on bone mineral density (BMD) in women treated for premenopausal breast cancer. Premenopausal...