Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
Exercise Program of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation
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).
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
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There is 1 Location for this study
New York New York, 10065, United States
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