Sara Mijwel

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Article: TRIALS. 2023;24(1):116

Distance-based delivery of exercise for people treated for breast, prostate or colorectal cancer: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of EX-MED Cancer Sweden.

Kotte M; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Altena R; Cormie P; Wengström Y
Article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2022;13(2):1151-1163

Exercise reduces intramuscular stress and counteracts muscle weakness in mice with breast cancer.

Mader T; Chaillou T; Alves ES; Jude B; Cheng AJ; Kenne E; Mijwel S; Kurzejamska E; Vincent CT; Rundqvist H; Lanner JT
Article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2021;53(3):496-504

Inflammation Mediates Exercise Effects on Fatigue in Patients with Breast Cancer.

Hiensch AE; Mijwel S; Bargiela D; Wengström Y; May AM; Rundqvist H
Article: CARDIO-ONCOLOGY. 2021;7(1):7

High intensity exercise during breast cancer chemotherapy - effects on long-term myocardial damage and physical capacity - data from the OptiTrain RCT.

Ansund J; Mijwel S; Bolam KA; Altena R; Wengström Y; Rullman E; Rundqvist H
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2020;28(11):5371-5379

Sense of coherence and its relationship to participation, cancer-related fatigue, symptom burden, and quality of life in women with breast cancer participating in the OptiTrain exercise trial.

Hiensch AE; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; May AM; Wengström Y
Article: ELIFE. 2020;9:e59996

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

Rundqvist H; Veliça P; Barbieri L; Gameiro PA; Bargiela D; Gojkovic M; Mijwel S; Reitzner SM; Wulliman D; Ahlstedt E; Ule J; Östman A; Johnson RS
Article: INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES. 2020;19:1534735420905003-153473542090500

Long-Term Favorable Effects of Physical Exercise on Burdensome Symptoms in the OptiTrain Breast Cancer Randomized Controlled Trial.

Wiggenraad F; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; van der Wall E; Wengström Y; Altena R
Article: ONCOLOGIST. 2020;25(1):23-32

Effects of Exercise on Chemotherapy Completion and Hospitalization Rates: The OptiTrain Breast Cancer Trial.

Mijwel S; Bolam KA; Gerrevall J; Foukakis T; Wengström Y; Rundqvist H
Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2019;175(3):637-648

Two-year follow-up of the OptiTrain randomised controlled exercise trial.

Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Rundqvist H; Wengström Y
Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2019;13(2):244-256

High-intensity exercise during chemotherapy induces beneficial effects 12 months into breast cancer survivorship.

Mijwel S; Jervaeus A; Bolam KA; Norrbom J; Bergh J; Rundqvist H; Wengström Y
Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2019;10:730

Influence of Hyperoxic-Supplemented High-Intensity Interval Training on Hemotological and Muscle Mitochondrial Adaptations in Trained Cyclists.

Cardinale DA; Larsen FJ; Lännerström J; Manselin T; Södergård O; Mijwel S; Lindholm P; Ekblom B; Boushel R
Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2018;32(10):5495-5505

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

Mijwel S; Cardinale DA; Norrbom J; Chapman M; Ivarsson N; Wengström Y; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H
Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2018;169(1):93-103

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

Mijwel S; Backman M; Bolam KA; Olofsson E; Norrbom J; Bergh J; Sundberg CJ; Wengström Y; Rundqvist H
Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2018;168(1):79-93

Adding high-intensity interval training to conventional training modalities: optimizing health-related outcomes during chemotherapy for breast cancer: the OptiTrain randomized controlled trial.

Mijwel S; Backman M; Bolam KA; Jervaeus A; Sundberg CJ; Margolin S; Browall M; Rundqvist H; Wengström Y
Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2017;220(3):361-369

Cutaneous exposure to hypoxia does not affect skin perfusion in humans.

Siebenmann C; Keramidas ME; Rundqvist H; Mijwel S; Cowburn AS; Johnson RS; Eiken O
Article: BMC CANCER. 2017;17(1):100

Optitrain: a randomised controlled exercise trial for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Wengström Y; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Sundberg CJ; Backman M; Browall M; Norrbom J; Rundqvist H
Article: REHABILITATION ONCOLOGY. 2016;34(4):137-143

Validation of 2 Submaximal Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy.

Mijwel S; Cardinale D; Ekblom-Bak E; Sundberg CJ; Wengström Y; Rundqvist H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e67579

Effect of acute exercise on prostate cancer cell growth.

Rundqvist H; Augsten M; Strömberg A; Rullman E; Mijwel S; Kharaziha P; Panaretakis T; Gustafsson T; Östman A

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Review: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2020;229(2):e13400

Doxorubicin-induced skeletal muscle atrophy: Elucidating the underlying molecular pathways.

Hiensch AE; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Jeneson JAL; Huitema ADR; Kranenburg O; van der Wall E; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y; May AM
KI thesis / dissertation: 2018

High-intensity interval training in combination with aerobic or resistance training for patients with breast cancer : a HIIT to counteract detrimental effects of chemotherapy

Mijwel, Sara
Review: INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES. 2018;17(1):16-30

Physical Activity During and After Adjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer: An Integrative Review of Women's Experiences.

Browall M; Mijwel S; Rundqvist H; Wengström Y

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Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2028

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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