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Aerobic exercise for a patient suffering from metastatic bone disease

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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. V˙O2max (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.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vienna University, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria, , , , ,

    R. Crevenna,  M. Keilani,  M. Nuhr,  V. Fialka-Moser &  M. Quittan

  2. Department of Internal Medicine / Oncology, Vienna University, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria, , , , ,

    M. Schmidinger

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Vienna University, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria, , , , ,

    G. Zettinig

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Crevenna, .R., Schmidinger, .M., Keilani, .M. et al. Aerobic exercise for a patient suffering from metastatic bone disease. Support Care Cancer 11, 120–122 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-002-0400-1

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