Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis - ECU Access Only
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
School
School of Exercise and Health Sciences
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
First Supervisor
Professor Robert Newton
Second Supervisor
Professor Daniel Galvao
Third Supervisor
Dr Michael Baker
Abstract
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
Recommended Citation
Singh, F. (2015). Pre-surgical exercise intervention in prostate and rectal cancer survivors. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1585