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    Determining the destination: a co-designed chronic advanced cancer rehabilitation conceptual framework for engagement of individuals with lived experience in rehabilitation research

    Individuals living with chronic advanced cancer (CAC) often face distinct physical, functional, and cognitive issues. Their rehabilitation needs are not yet routinely met, warranting further CAC-specific reha...

    Naomi Dolgoy, Stephanie Bernard, Fleur Huang in Research Involvement and Engagement (2024)

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    Figure it out on your own: a mixed-method study on pelvic health survivorship care after gynecologic cancer treatments

    Pelvic health issues after treatment for gynecological cancer are common. Due to challenges in accessing physiotherapy services, exploring virtual pelvic healthcare is essential. This study aims to understand ...

    Stéphanie Bernard, Ericka Wiebe, Alexandra Waters in Journal of Cancer Survivorship (2024)

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    Etiology and treatment of cancer-related secondary lymphedema

    Lymphedema and specifically cancer-related lymphedema is not the main focus for both patients and physicians dealing with cancer. Its etiology is an unfortunate complication of cancer treatment. Although lymph...

    Michael Bernas, Sara Al-Ghadban in Clinical & Experimental Metastasis (2023)

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    Social-cognitive, demographic, clinical, and health-related correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in newly diagnosed women with breast cancer

    Identifying correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour allows for the identification of factors that may be targeted in future behaviour change interventions. This study sought to determine the so...

    Chad W. Wagoner, Christine M. Friedenreich, Kerry S. Courneya in Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)

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    A qualitative study examining newly diagnosed breast cancer patients’ experiences of participating in the Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) prospective cohort study

    Decisions to participate in cancer trials are associated with uncertainty, distress, wanting to help find a cure, the hope for benefit, and altruism. There is a gap in the literature regarding research examini...

    Lynn Corcoran, Christine M. Friedenreich, Margaret L. McNeely in BMC Cancer (2023)

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    Associations between health-related fitness and quality of life in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

    Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients face substantial stress and uncertainty that may undermine their quality of life (QoL). The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations between health-re...

    Kerry S. Courneya, Ki-Yong An, Fernanda Z. Arthuso in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2023)

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    Feasibility and safety of Heavy Lifting Strength Training in Head and Neck Cancer survivors post-surgical neck dissection (the LIFTING trial)

    Light-to-moderate intensity strength training (LMST) improves muscular strength, physical functioning, and some side effects in head and neck cancer survivors (HNCS). Heavy lifting strength training (HLST) may...

    Stephanie M. Ntoukas, Margaret L. McNeely, Hadi Seikaly in Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)

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    The online delivery of exercise oncology classes supported with health coaching: a parallel pilot randomized controlled trial

    The primary objective was to investigate the feasibility of a synchronous, online-delivered, group-based, supervised, exercise oncology maintenance program supported with health coaching.

    Maximilian Eisele, Andrew J. Pohl, Meghan H. McDonough in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

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    Exploring participant perceptions of a virtually supported home exercise program for people with multiple myeloma using a novel eHealth application: a qualitative study

    Supervision, tailoring, and flexibility have been proposed as key program elements for delivering successful exercise programs for people with multiple myeloma (MM). However, no studies to date have evaluated ...

    Graeme M. Purdy, Frances M. Sobierajski, Mona M. Al Onazi in Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)

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    Evaluating implementation and pragmatism of cancer-specific exercise programs: a sco** review

    Studies in exercise oncology are increasingly evaluating the implementation of cancer-specific exercise programming in real-world settings. Evaluating current implementation efforts and identifying current res...

    Graeme M. Purdy, Frances M. Sobierajski, Naomi D. Dolgoy in Journal of Cancer Survivorship (2022)

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    The Alberta moving beyond breast cancer (AMBER) cohort study: baseline description of the full cohort

    The Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) Study is an ongoing prospective cohort study investigating how direct measures of physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and health-related fitness (HRF) ...

    Christine M. Friedenreich, Jeff K. Vallance, Margaret L. McNeely in Cancer Causes & Control (2022)

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    Axillary web syndrome among Chilean women with breast cancer: incidence and possible predisposing factors.

    Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The main treatment for BC is surgery, which involves an axillary procedure that associates with the development of axillary web syndrome (AWS). ...

    Karol Ramírez-Parada, Diana Garay-Acevedo in Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

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    Development of a reconditioning program for elderly abdominal surgery patients: the Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment–BEdside reconditioning for Functional ImprovemenTs (EASE-BE FIT) pilot study

    Elderly individuals who are hospitalized due to emergency abdominal surgery spend over 80% of their recovery time in bed, resulting in early and rapid muscle loss. As these elderly individuals have a lower phy...

    Alyssa McComb, Lindsey M. Warkentin in World Journal of Emergency Surgery (2018)

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    Home Exercise Training Improves Exercise Capacity in Cirrhosis Patients: Role of Exercise Adherence

    Cirrhosis patients have reduced peak aerobic power (peak VO2) that is associated with reduced survival. Supervised exercise training increases exercise tolerance. The effect of home-based exercise training (HET) ...

    Calvin Kruger, Margaret L. McNeely, Robert J. Bailey, Milad Yavari in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Efficacy of night-time compression for breast cancer related lymphedema (LYNC): protocol for a multi-centre, randomized controlled efficacy trial

    Lymphedema is a prevalent long-term effect of breast cancer treatment that is associated with reduced quality of life. More recent observational data suggest that the addition of night-time compression to day-...

    Margaret L. McNeely, Kristin L. Campbell, Marc Webster, Urve Kuusk in BMC Cancer (2016)

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    The Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) Cohort Study: Recruitment, Baseline Assessment, and Description of the First 500 Participants

    To our knowledge, the Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) Study is the first and only prospective cohort study of breast cancer survivors that includes objectively-measured physical activity (PA), sede...

    Kerry S. Courneya, Margaret L. McNeely, S. Nicole Culos-Reed in BMC Cancer (2016)

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    Exercise-based interventions for cancer survivors in India: a systematic review

    Existing literature suggests that cancer survivors present with high rates of morbidity due to various treatment and disease induced factors. Research globally has shown exercise to be beneficial in improving ...

    Stephen R. Samuel, Sundar K. Veluswamy, Arun G. Maiya, Donald J. Fernandes in SpringerPlus (2015)

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    The Alberta moving beyond breast cancer (AMBER) cohort study: a prospective study of physical activity and health-related fitness in breast cancer survivors

    Limited research has examined the association between physical activity, health-related fitness, and disease outcomes in breast cancer survivors. Here, we present the rationale and design of the Alberta Moving Be

    Kerry S Courneya, Jeff K Vallance, S Nicole Culos-Reed, Margaret L McNeely in BMC Cancer (2012)

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    Predictors of adherence to an exercise program for shoulder pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer survivors

    Achieving acceptable levels of adherence to exercise may be a challenge with head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors given the high morbidity associated with treatment. The purpose of the present trial was to ide...

    Margaret L. McNeely, Matthew B. Parliament, Hadi Seikaly in Supportive Care in Cancer (2012)

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    The Addition of Manual Lymph Drainage to Compression Therapy For Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Purpose. The purpose of this investigation was to compare the reduction in arm lymphedema volume achieved from manual lymph drainage massage (MLD) in combination with multi-layered compression bandaging (CB) to ...

    Margaret L. McNeely, David J. Magee, Alan W. Lees in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2004)