Aim. Breast cancer and its treatments lead to cancer related fatigue and upper limb disabilities. On the other hand, resistance training has positive benefits for breast cancer survivors. Thus, the aim of present study was to clarify the effect of resistance training with Thera – Band on CRF and upper limb disabilities in breast cancer survivors. Methods. Fifty women with breast cancer aged 29-65 were divided in to 2 groups: 1) resistance training with Thera- Band group (n=25) and 2) control group (n=25). Resistance training with Thera- Band group, after 5 minutes warm up, were performed the 9 resistance training with Thera – Band, from 8 to 12 repetitions and 2 sets in the first two weeks, 8 to 12 repetitions and 3 sets in the second two weeks and 8 to 12 repetitions and 4 sets in the third two weeks. The rest between each set was started from 90 seconds in the first week and was decreased to 45 seconds in the sixth week. Control group didn’t have any supervised or regular physical activity. Cancer related fatigue (CRF) and upper limb disabilities were surveyed by Piper Fatigue Scale and DASH questionnaire, respectively. Data were analyzed using by 2-way ANOVA (p≤0.05). Statistical Results. The findings of this study demonstrated that 6 weeks resistance training by Thera – Band has no significant effect on CRF and upper limb disabilities (p≥0.05). Conclusion. It can be concluded that exercise training with Thera- Band for 6 weeks cannot improve CRF and upper limb disabilities in breast cancer survivors. Future studies with large sample size and long period of intervention is suggested.

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在乳腺癌幸存者中使用Thera-Band进行了6周的抵抗训练后，与癌症相关的疲劳和上肢残疾无法改善

目标。乳腺癌及其治疗导致癌症相关的疲劳和上肢残疾。另一方面，抵抗训练对乳腺癌幸存者有积极的好处。因此，本研究的目的是阐明使用Thera – Band进行抵抗训练对乳腺癌幸存者的CRF和上肢残疾的影响。方法。将50名29-65岁的乳腺癌妇女分为2组：1）Thera-Band组（n = 25）和2）对照组（n = 25）进行抵抗训练。在热身5分钟后，对Thera-Band组进行阻力训练，对Thera – Band进行了9次阻力训练，在开始的两周内进行了8至12次重复和2组训练，在第2周进行了8至12次重复和3组训练。第二两周，第三至第二周重复8到12次重复和4组。每组之间的休息时间从第一周的90秒开始，到第六周减少到45秒。对照组没有任何有监督的或定期的体育锻炼。癌症相关疲劳（CRF）和上肢残疾分别通过Piper疲劳量表和DASH问卷进行了调查。使用2通方差分析（p≥0.05）分析数据。统计结果。这项研究的结果表明，Thera – Band进行的6周阻力训练对CRF和上肢残疾没有明显影响（p≥0.05）。结论。可以得出结论，使用Thera-band进行6周的运动训练不能改善乳腺癌幸存者的CRF和上肢残疾。建议将来进行较大样本量和长期干预的研究。