Randomized controlled trial of increasing physical activity on objectively measured and self ‐reported cognitive functioning among breast cancer survivors: The memory & motion study

CONCLUSIONSThe exercise intervention significantly improved processing speed, but only among those who had been diagnosed with breast cancer within the past 2 years. Slowed processing speed can have substantial implications for independent functioning, supporting the potential importance of early implementation of an exercise intervention among patients with breast cancer. Cancer 2017. © 2017 American Cancer Society.

Source: Cancer - September 15, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sheri J. Hartman, Sandahl H. Nelson, Emily Myers, Loki Natarajan, Dorothy D. Sears, Barton W. Palmer, Lauren S. Weiner, Barbara A. Parker, Ruth E. Patterson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research