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Cost-Savings Analysis of an Individualized Exercise Oncology Program in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Control Trial - PubMed

Cost-Savings Analysis of an Individualized Exercise Oncology Program in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Control Trial - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35363502/

Purpose: In an attempt to promote the integration of exercise oncology as a standard part of clinical practice, economic evaluations are warranted. Thus, the purpose of this study was to prospectively analyze cost savings of an individualized exercise oncology program when patients were randomly assigned.


Conclusion: A supervised, individualized 12-week exercise intervention led to significant improvements in fitness parameters and ECOG scores, as well as a decrease in unplanned health care utilization among early-stage breast cancer survivor

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    We are going to start to see more and more lifestyle-based data on energy balance coming out in the breast cancer literature, as we look for non-pharmacologic ways to improve breast cancer. We await results from BWEL (Alliance A011401) as the large phase III study of weight loss in breast cancer. These are interventions that don't require a prescription! Equally important--how can we improve adherence to the therapies that we know are effective?
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    and after 12? any longerterm f/u