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O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar os efeitos do treinamento resistido sobre indicadores de saúde em sobreviventes de câncer de mama. Vinte e duas mulheres com histórico de mastectomia e linfadenectomia completaram 12 semanas de treinamento. Avaliações de força, índice de massa corporal, composição corporal, aspectos hematológicos, bioquímicos e de estabilidade de membrana eritrocitária foram realizadas antes e depois do período de treinamento. Em todos os exercícios, ocorreram ganhos significantes de força máxima e resistência de força. Além disso, houve diminuição do percentual de gordura corporal, aumento do percentual de massa magra, redução de eritrócitos, plaquetas e hemoglobina, bem como mudanças desejáveis para todas as variáveis de perfil lipídico. Em conjunto, esses achados destacam o impacto multidimensional do treinamento resistido sobre a saúde de sobreviventes de câncer de mama e revelam a necessidade de monitoramento constante desse público.
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of resistance training on health indicators in breast cancer survivors. Twenty-two women with a history of mastectomy and lymphadenectomy completed 12 weeks of training. Strength, body mass index, body composition, hematological, and biochemical aspects, and erythrocyte membrane stability were performed before and after the training. In all exercises, there were significant gains in maximal force and force endurance. Moreover, there was a decrease in body fat percentage, an increase in lean mass percentage, a reduction in erythrocytes, platelets, and hemoglobin, as well as desirable changes for all lipid profile variables. Altogether, these findings highlight the multidimensional impact of resistance training on the health of breast cancer survivors and reveal the need for constant monitoring of this public.
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Aims: This study promoted a screening of the geographical distribution and scientific production of the Brazilian research groups on interventions with diet and/or exercise in cancer. Methods: A systematic search on the current basis of the Directory of Research Groups of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development was done to collect information such as name of group; name of leader; unit of federation; institution; year of creation; number of researchers, students and technicians; and the group's knowledge sub-area. All leaders' curricula were accessed to screen their general publications on cancer and their specific publications on nutrition, exercise and cancer. The publications were classified according to the QUALIS (2015) criteria of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel in the Physical Education area. Results: The Southeast has the highest number of active groups, but the North has no registered groups. The Midwest concentrates the largest number of members in its research groups and the largest overall scientific production on cancer, but the Southeast presents the largest specific production on nutrition, physical exercise and cancer. Most of the specific publications were B2. Conclusion: Research groups and scientific contributions involving this knowledge field need to be encouraged and better distributed geographically throughout the Brazilian territory.(AU)