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Sara Mijwel

PhD student Karolinska Institutet
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[HTML][HTML] Adding high-intensity interval training to conventional training modalities: optimizing health-related outcomes during chemotherapy for breast cancer: the …

S Mijwel, M Backman, KA Bolam, A Jervaeus… - Breast cancer research …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Exercise training is an effective and safe way to counteract cancer-related fatigue (CRF)
and to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL). High-intensity interval training …

Cytotoxic T-cells mediate exercise-induced reductions in tumor growth

…, PA Gameiro, D Bargiela, M Gojkovic, S Mijwel… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Exercise has a wide range of systemic effects. In animal models, repeated exertion reduces
malignant tumor progression, and clinically, exercise can improve outcome for cancer …

Exercise training during chemotherapy preserves skeletal muscle fiber area, capillarization, and mitochondrial content in patients with breast cancer

S Mijwel, DA Cardinale, J Norrbom… - The FASEB …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Exercise has been suggested to ameliorate the detrimental effects of chemotherapy on
skeletal muscle. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different exercise regimens …

[HTML][HTML] Highly favorable physiological responses to concurrent resistance and high-intensity interval training during chemotherapy: the OptiTrain breast cancer trial

S Mijwel, M Backman, KA Bolam, E Olofsson… - Breast cancer research …, 2018 - Springer
Background Advanced therapeutic strategies are often accompanied by significant adverse
effects, which warrant equally progressive countermeasures. Physical exercise has proven …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of acute exercise on prostate cancer cell growth

…, M Augsten, A Strömberg, E Rullman, S Mijwel… - Plos one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Physical activity is associated with reduced risk of several cancers, including aggressive
prostate cancer. The mechanisms mediating the effects are not yet understood; among the …

Physical activity during and after adjuvant treatment for breast cancer: an integrative review of women's experiences

M Browall, S Mijwel, H Rundqvist… - Integrative cancer …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In oncology, physical activity (PA) is recognized to improve psychological and
physiological functions. Motivating women with breast cancer to sustain a physically active …

[HTML][HTML] High-intensity exercise during chemotherapy induces beneficial effects 12 months into breast cancer survivorship

S Mijwel, A Jervaeus, KA Bolam, J Norrbom… - Journal of Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Whether the benefits of exercise during chemotherapy continue into survivorship is
not well-known. Here, the aim was to examine the effects of two exercise interventions on …

Doxorubicin‐induced skeletal muscle atrophy: elucidating the underlying molecular pathways

AE Hiensch, KA Bolam, S Mijwel… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Loss of skeletal muscle mass is a common clinical finding in cancer patients. The purpose
of this meta‐analysis and systematic review was to quantify the effect of doxorubicin on …

[HTML][HTML] Two-year follow-up of the OptiTrain randomised controlled exercise trial

KA Bolam, S Mijwel, H Rundqvist… - Breast cancer research …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to determine if there were any differences in health-related
outcomes and physical activity (PA) between the two OptiTrain exercise groups and usual …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation mediates exercise effects on fatigue in patients with breast cancer

AE Hiensch, S Mijwel, D Bargiela… - Medicine and science …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The randomized controlled OptiTrain trial showed beneficial effects on fatigue after
a 16-wk exercise intervention in patients with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant …