Exercício, bioquímica e cancro

Although patients diagnosed with cancer were advised not to exercise and avoid
physical activity, American specialists recommended in the new practice guides developed by
the American College of Sports Medicine, exercise before and during treatment.

Although patients diagnosed with cancer were advised not to exercise and avoid
physical activity, American specialists recommended in the new practice guides developed by
the American College of Sports Medicine, exercise before and during treatment.

Dr. Kathryn Schmitz, of the University of Pennsylvania, has conducted studies showing
that for breast cancer patients exercise is not contraindicated but, on the contrary, physical
activity can improve the health of patients. According to the specialist, sport brings many
benefits to patients, increases physical strength, reduces fatigue and improves quality of life
and self-confidence.

"We have to give up the idea that exercise can be harmful to cancer patients," Dr.
Schmitz told WebMD. The specialist does not recommend great efforts during treatment, but
avoid inactivity. "Each of us knows our body and so we know our limits," adds Dr. Schmitz.

The team of researchers led by Dr. Schmitz analyzed close data from studies conducted
on five different types of cancer. They have noticed that although there are some treatment-
related risks to be considered by doctors, physical activity is beneficial to health.

Recommendation: Moderate physical activity

150 minutes of moderate weekly aerobic exercise. This is the recommendation of

American scientists both for cancer patients and survivors of this condition. Although studies
show that most types of exercise, such as swimming or even yoga, can be beneficial to this
category of patients, the exercise program must be determined by the physician based on the
patient's level of training and diagnosis to choose safe exercises. For example, patients with
stomach or gastrointestinal cancer and those with tumors that can reach the bone may be
advised to avoid exercises involving the use of weights. Women with breast tumors can also
perform exercises for the upper body, but with care.

Before starting an exercise program, specialists recommend consulting your doctor.

The role of sport in preventing cancer

Affected studies to date have shown that women who practice sports have a lower risk
of developing tumors in the breasts and the effect is more evident after menopause.

Scientists at the University of Chicago analyzed the health status of a group of women
aged approximately 45 years and who were at an increased risk of developing breast tumors.
After learning that these risks are present, 48% of women have decided to change their lifestyle
or have used alternative therapies: sports, massage, yoga, chiropractic. These measures have
proven to be very useful in preventing cancer.

Another study by the University of Southern California, which drew 7,630 women
between the ages of 20 and 69, showed that women who devoted six or more hours of intense
physical activity each week reduced the risk of having breast cancer in a proportion of 23%. The
researchers' explanation was that physical activity may lower estrogen and progesterone levels,
and that too much of these hormones stimulate breast cancer cells to multiply, increasing the
risk of cancer.

Breast cancer - the most common type of cancer in women

Annually, 69,700 patients come to the Bucharest Oncological Institute for treatment,
according to a report provided by IOB. Of these, 61% follow outpatient therapies and 39% are
hospitalized for complex or long-term surgeries.
 Of all types of cancer, breast cancer continues to be the most common type of cancer in
Romania. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women and is the second
leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer with a prevalence of 509.29 cases per 100,000
(2006), according to the National Registry Cancer

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 Exercicio ,bioquimica e cardiovascular problem

I do not think it is advisable to refuse or, as we have intoned, to mislead people by telling them
that sport is not advisable, when aerobic aerobics programs actually meant one of the most
important conceptual changes in the approach to health care in these diseases.

Cardiovascular disease is an indisputable indication of all three types of aerobic exercise goals:
prophylaxis, therapy, recovery, and as long as Coronary Impairment is becoming more and
more casual, and we can not escape from such cases just because we do not want to have such
a big responsibility.

Cardiovascular mortality is the first cause of mortality, accounting for 40% of deaths. It is
proven that introducing people with cardiovascular disease into an aerobic training program,
well-dosed and structured, can help relieve the disorder. This improvement occurs even after a
short training period (8-12 weeks), with aerobic performance gains of up to 20% over this
period.

Why should we take into account a program for a person with heart disease (ischemic heart
disease, angina pectoris (stress, aggravated), acute myocardial infarction, etc.):

- Individuals must be selected for entry into the program (clinical + effort tests). This must be
done by a specialist.

- Programs are progressive as level of effort and layered on stages (1-4)

- Programs are built on effort testing and adapted as these tests improve.

Intensity of training
• It is considered necessary to provide a physical effort of 70% of the individual's maximum
exercise capacity

• The intensity is basically appreciated by the heart rate of the effort.

Frequency of training

• training should be repeated several times / week (3-4 sessions / week, separated by one day
off.)

• increasing the number of workouts beyond this value is not beneficial, but increasing the
patient's muscular discomfort is a rule;

• In the free day it is good, however, that the patient performs light exercise exercises,

domestic activities, to walk;

Physical training has the following effects:

 Increases exercise capacity and increases maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max).
 The more patients were sedentary before the coronary accident occurred
 so the benefit of physical training is greater.
 Allowed efforts are isotonic and isometric (isometric efforts are accepted
 proving that it actually influences left ventricular function and less coronary circulation -
so they are not risky).
 Efforts to be effective must have a certain intensity, duration, frequency.
 Coronary circulation develops
 Other effects - which have an effect on the risk factors of ischemic cardiopathy: on
weight, on lipids - decreases with 10-15% total lipidemia, lower the triglycerides, but
also the total cholesterol, on blood pressure, on blood coagulation on the psyche , on
breathing - decreases respiratory labor and contributes to decrease of dyspnea,
decreases the general mortality of the coronary by 20-25%
 The training effect - occurs at 8-12 weeks.
 Maintaining the effect - is achieved by continuing training over the period
 indefinite - at the level of three training sessions / week.
 The beneficial effect of the training disappears after 3-10 weeks

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