Journal article
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