Metabolic effects of exercise on breast cancer

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Despite the clear epidemiological evidence that physical activity can reduce breast cancer recurrence and risk, little is know about the mechanisms. The aim of this project is determine the metabolic pathways and immunological effects of exercise in preclinical breast cancer models and in breast cancer patients, and to determine if there are synergistic effects with current systemic therapies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $124,676.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cancer Cell Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

biomarkers | breast cancer | chemotherapy | exercise | mouse models