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Exercise Program of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to study if a patients follows an exercise program specifically designed for them during the time of their treatment after surgery. Their ability to follow the program and its influence on their weight maintenance and early post-operative lymphedema rates will also be studied. Lymphedema is a condition in which excess fluid collects in tissue and causes swelling of the arm(s).

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Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients will be eligible if they have any of the following surgical procedures performed by an attending on the Breast Service:

SLNB alone Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) alone Total Mastectomy TM (+/- reconstruction) with SLNB or ALND Breast conserving therapy (BCT) with SLNB or ALND

Age > 18 years
Planned to undergo adjuvant post-operative chemotherapy with or without radiation at MSKCC and have not yet started chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

Undergoing TM or BCT without SLNB
Having had prior breast cancer treated with surgery
Unable to participate in a exercise program related to other medical problems
More than 8 weeks post surgery.
Having a concurrent cancer in addition to breast cancer
Who have had any type of chemotherapy in the past two years

Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Estimated Enrollment:

90

Study ID:

NCT01157767

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York New York, 10065, United States

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Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Estimated Enrollment:

90

Study ID:

NCT01157767

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:


Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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