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Brief Title: Exercise Program of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation
Official Title: A Feasibility Study of the Effects of a Directed Exercise Program of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation
Study ID: NCT01157767
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to study if a patients follows an exercise program specifically designed for them during the time of their treatment after surgery. Their ability to follow the program and its influence on their weight maintenance and early post-operative lymphedema rates will also be studied. Lymphedema is a condition in which excess fluid collects in tissue and causes swelling of the arm(s).
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Name: Alexandra Heerdt, MD, MPH
Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR