Discussion of Secondary Outcomes
cancer, breast cancer
CANCER, DISEASE, BREAST CANCER

However, in the current study, there were no positive changes in body mass, percentage of fat, BMI, or other anthropometric indices in either group. It is worth noting that, despite this, the maintenance of these variables already indicates good maintenance, since the disease and its treatment promote negative changes in body composition.

On the other hand, there was an interaction between time and group for the right thigh and changes in fat-free mass and WC after 12 weeks. Despite the maintenance of these variables, promoting health through physical training, there was an increase in the WC of both groups, which shows a negative trend and can be attributed to the cancer treatment. There is a large incidence of high WC in patients with breast cancer, which is linked to cardiovascular risk; these authors suggest that this population requires adherence to a nutritional program.

The effect of CT was confirmed by increased arm muscle strength and improvements in VO2max. These results corroborate studies in the literature which submitted women with breast cancer to protocols composed of aerobic and strength exercises and found similar results.
