Transcript Focused Symposium: Breast Cancer & Exercise

Focused Symposium:
Breast Cancer & Exercise
Presenters:
Jill Binkley, PT, MSc (USA/Canada)
Margaret McNeely, PT, PhD (Canada)
Kristin Campbell, PT, PhD (Canada/USA)
What is a “convenor”?
• To convene: 1) to summon before a tribunal;
2) to cause to assemble
[Merriam-Webster Dictionary]
• Convenor (also convener): 1) a person who
convenes a meeting of a committee; 2) a
senior trade official at a workplace (British)
[Oxford English Dictionary]
Relevance of this Topic to WCPT
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer
affecting women worldwide
• Although breast cancer mortality is
decreasing due to treatment advances, these
same treatments often result in significant
morbidity (short-term and long-term)
Relevance of this Topic to WCPT
• The life-prolonging treatments for breast
cancer -- axillary and chest surgery,
radiation, and chemotherapy (and other
adjuvant hormonal therapies) -- often lead to
significant morbidity in the persons treated,
e.g., lymphedema, loss of shoulder ROM,
fatigue, weight gain, depression, reduced
aerobic capacity
Relevance of this Topic to WCPT
To function as evidence-based practitioners, physical
therapists working in women’s health, oncology, or
general practice must be aware of the latest research
that should then be translated to guide their practice.
Our goal this AM is to update you on the most recent and
relevant research on the topic of breast cancer and
exercise, i.e., to translate that knowledge for you.
Overall Course Objectives
1) To review current literature on the role of
physical activity and provide implications
for clinical practice for women living with
breast cancer
2) To present clinical guidelines on UE
rehabilitation for women living with
breast cancer based on recent research
Overall Course Objectives
3) To describe mechanisms of musculoskeletal
dysfunction in women with breast cancer,
including effects of surgery, radiation therapy
and lymphedema
4) To facilitate discussion on how the evidence
presented will be used to guide participants’
clinical practice or entry-level education of PT
students