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Exercise Ameliorates Myeloma Treatment Side Effects
Exercise ameliorates myeloma treatment side effects according to research linked below. While I’ve written about the benefits of exercise for the MM patients on peoplebeatingcancer.org previously, I have not written about exercise reducing the risk and severity of MM treatment side effects.
The challenge is that NDMM patients are often in pain when diagnosed or don’t know how extensive their treatment side effects will be, at least at the beginning of their treatment. The response to this is simply to undergo moderate exercise when you are able- the sooner, the better.
The video below explains he benefits of exercise during therapy better than I can ever explain it.
Exercise during chemotherapy… yes you should!!!
This post is the logical extension of posts that I have written about “pre-habilitation.” In the case of prehab, research documents that MM patients respond better to therapies if they get in shape for treatment, not just exercise to reduce the risk of side effects.
Have you been diagnosed with multiple myeloma? What stage? What symptoms? Email me at David.PeopleBeatingCancer@gmail.com to learn more about managing your MM with both conventional and non-conventional therapies.
Hang in there,
David Emerson
- MM Survivor
- MM Cancer Coach
- Director PeopleBeatingCancer
Impact of exercise on health outcomes in people with cancer: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
“WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS
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This umbrella review suggests that exercise enhances a range of health outcomes in people with cancer.
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Exercise mitigates adverse outcomes associated with cancer and its treatments, such as cardiac toxicity, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms, cognitive impairment and dyspnoea.
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Moderate-to-high-certainty evidence also supports the view that exercise enhances psychological well-being and quality of life in people with cancer.
Compared with usual care or no exercise, moderate-to-high-certainty evidence supported the view that exercise significantly mitigates adverse events associated with cancer and its treatments (eg, cardiac toxicity, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, cognitive impairment and dyspnoea).
Exercise also modulates body composition and biomarkers (eg, insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 and C-reactive protein) in people with cancer, and enhances sleep quality, psychological well-being, physiological functioning and social interaction, while improving overall quality of life…
Conclusion
In conclusion, this study reinforces the efficacy of incorporating exercise into cancer treatment protocols. Moderate- to high-certainty evidence showed that exercise, compared with usual care or no exercise, significantly reduced cancer-related adverse events (eg, cardiotoxicity, CIPN, cognitive impairment and dyspnoea), improved body composition and biomarkers (eg, insulin, IGF-1, IGFBP-1 and CRP), enhanced sleep quality, psychological well-being, physical function, social interaction and overall QoL.
Incorporating mind–body exercises into the exercise guidelines for people with cancer may be a valuable consideration. Future high-quality research is needed to explore additional outcomes, clarify underlying mechanisms and refine exercise prescriptions tailored to cancer type, treatment timing, exercise modality and individual characteristics, ensuring more precise and clinically relevant interventions for diverse cancer populations.”
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