Breast Cancer Education Series

The role of exercise for the management of metastatic breast cancer

20 November 2024

Exercise has been proven safe and effective for patients with breast cancer in the curative setting, however evidence in patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) has been lacking.

This education session will cover the latest findings relating to role of exercise for the management of metastatic breast cancer, including novel results of the international PREFERABLE - EFFECT Study. The study is the largest exercise study that has been conducted in patients with metastatic breast cancer to date, including 357 patients from five European countries and Australia.

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Chair 

A/Prof Shane White
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Warringal Private Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital and The Northern Hospital

Associate Professor Shane White is a consultant medical oncologist at Warringal Private Hospital,  the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre at the  Austin Hospital and The Northern Hospital. His specialty interests are the management and research of breast and lung cancer

Presenter 

Dr Eva Zopf
Senior Research Fellow - Exercise and Nutrition Research Program, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University

Dr Eva Zopf is an exercise physiologist whose research interest focuses on the role of exercise for the management of cancer. She is a senior research fellow at the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research at the Australian Catholic University and Head of the Cancer Exercise Lab at the Cabrini Cancer Institute.

Panelists 

Jason Gardner
Director, Senior Exercise Physiologist, Your Move Health Exercise Physiology

Prue Francis
Clinical Head of Breast Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

The VCCC Alliance Breast Education Series is targeted at a clinical audience and features open discussion about real cases and patients. While these cases are de-identified, the imagery, content and discussion can be graphic. It is not appropriate for consumer participants.