Comparison of physiological response to cardiopulmonary exercise testing among cancer survivors and healthy controls.

Selected physiological responses, including lactate kinetics, to cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) were evaluated among a group of cancer survivors (CS, n = 55) and healthy controls (HC, n = 213). It was uncertain if lactate testing in a group of cancer survivors could provide useful information about training intensity. It was hypothesized that chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, physical inactivity or some combination thereof would alter the normal lactate kinetics (curvilinearity) in the relationship of lactate concentration versus power.

Individualized 12-week exercise training programs enhance aerobic capacity of cancer survivors.

Changes in aerobic capacity were evaluated after 12 weeks of training among a motivated heterogeneous group of cancer survivors (N = 54 [41 women and 13 men]), living at moderate altitude. Changes in power at lactate threshold (PT(lact)), peak power (P(peak)), and peak oxygen uptake (VO(2) peak) were evaluated in this group (average age, 53.8 + or - 10.

Exercise capacity of a breast cancer survivor: a case study.

Purpose: The processes by which we assess, create an individualized exercise program, and monitor training of a breast cancer survivor who was participating in a fitness plan during and after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments were examined over a 391-d period.

Case Study: A 57-yr-old female was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer (approximately 1.2 cm diameter, estrogen positive, HER2/neu negative) with no lymph node involvement.