Effect of aerobic exercise on leptin and ghrelin in patients with colorectal cancer.

Objectives: Aerobic exercise can improve the levels of leptin and ghrelin in healthy people, but the effect of aerobic exercise on these proteins in colorectal cancer patients is not well known. The purpose of this study was to investigate plasma leptin and ghrelin concentrations in male patients with colorectal cancer after 8 weeks aerobic exercise and after a week of detraining.

Materials And Methods: Thirty men with colorectal cancer (aged: 51.

Effect of combination exercise training on metabolic syndrome parameters in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.

Context: Studies have shown that physical activity or exercise training may decrease the metabolic syndrome.

Aim: The aim of the present study is to clarify the effect of combination exercise training on metabolic syndrome parameters in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.

Setting And Design: Twenty nine postmenopausal women (58.