Pre-surgical exercise intervention in prostate and rectal cancer survivors

This thesis encompasses an introduction chapter of exercise and cancer, specifically prostate and rectal cancer (Chapter 1); two literature reviews, the first, a published systematic review examining the available literature on pre-surgical exercise in cancer and its effects on physiological and psychological outcomes (Chapter 2) and the second, a narrative review on pre-surgical chemoradiation treatment in rectal cancer (Chapters 3); and three experimental chapters (4 to 6) including: a feasibility and efficacy study on the effects of a pre-surgical exercise intervention in prostate cancer patients; a second feasibility and efficacy study on the effects of pre-surgical exercise in rectal cancer patients; and finally a study examining the effects of exercise undertaken concurrently with pre-surgical chemoradiation treatment in rectal cancer patients

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Singh, Favil

• Exercise
• Cancer - Surgery
• Pre-surgical exercise
• Prostate
• Rectal
• Cancer - Treatment
• Oncology
• Rehabilitation and Therapy
• Sports Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1585

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-2586