Aerobic exercise for a patient suffering from metastatic bone disease

• Published in: Supportive care in cancer Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 120 - 122
• Main Authors: CREVENNA, R, SCHMIDINGER, M, KEILANI, M, NUHR, M, FIALKA-MOSER, V, ZETTINIG, G, QUITTAN, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01-02-2003; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Bone Neoplasms - complications; Bone Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Exercise; Exercise Therapy; Female; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Other treatments; Oxygen Consumption; Palliative Care; Physical Fitness; Quality of Life; Treatment Outcome; Treatment. General aspects; Tumors; Human; Physical performance; Treatment efficiency; Bicycle ergometer; Maximum expiratory flow rate; Metastasis; Malignant tumor; Bone metastases; Quality of life; Case study; Mammary gland diseases; Aerobic danse; Adult; Female; Feasibility; Mammary gland; Bone; Aerobic exercise; Cancer
• ISSN: 0941-4355; 1433-7339
• DOI: 10.1007/s00520-002-0400-1

A 48-year-old female patient suffering from advanced breast cancer with metastatic bone disease participated in an aerobic exercise program consisting of ergometer cycling three times a week for 1 year. Feasibility, safety and beneficial effects of the program were proven for the patient in this case study. VO(2)max (20.2% after 16 weeks, 52.7% after 12 months) and peak work capacity (15.5% after 16 weeks, 35.7% after 12 months) had increased. The patient experienced a marked improvement in physical performance and in quality of life. Aerobic exercise, initiated and executed with appropriate care, may serve as a useful additional means of palliative treatment in some cancer patients with bone metastases.