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Exercise training improves physical function and fitness in long-term paediatric brain tumour survivors treated with cranial irradiation

Abstract

AIMS: We examined the efficacy of exercise training for improving physical functioning and cardiopulmonary fitness in survivors of paediatric brain tumours (BTs) treated with cranial irradiation. METHODS: We conducted a controlled clinical trial with crossover of exercise training versus no training in the community in either a group or combined group/home setting. A volunteer sample of 28 children treated with cranial irradiation for brain …

Authors

Piscione PJ; Bouffet E; Timmons B; Courneya KS; Tetzlaff D; Schneiderman JE; de Medeiros CB; Bartels U; Mabbott DJ

Journal

European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 80, , pp. 63–72

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

July 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.ejca.2017.04.020

ISSN

0959-8049