Learn more about dragon boating and cancer survivorship:
Jiang H, Zhao S, Wu Q, Cao Y, Zhou W, Gong Y, Shao C, Chi A. 2024. Dragon boat exercise reshapes the temporal-spatial dynamics of the brain PeerJ 12:e17623 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17623
Keep calm and keep rowing: the psychophysical effects of dragon boat program in breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 32, 218 (2024)
Breast Cancer and Dragon Boat Racing: The Story Behind the Movement. National Public Radio 12/1/2018
http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/11/30/sandy-smith-mckenzie-harris-frost
Abreast in a Boat — a race against breast cancer Donald C. McKenzie, MD, PhD
http://ibcpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AbreastinaBoat.pdf
Breast cancer survivors find new strength in exercise: With supervision, breast cancer survivors can exercise without fear of developing a potentially debilitating side effect of surgery and radiation. By Kevyn Burger; Special to the Star Tribune; October 20, 2014. http://www.startribune.com/breast-cancer-survivors-find-new-strength-in-exercise/279816362/
Harris SR. “We’re All in the Same Boat”: A Review of the Benefits of Dragon Boat Racing for Women Living with Breast Cancer. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM. 2012;2012:167651. doi:10.1155/2012/167651.
http://ibcpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SusanHarrisArticle.pdf
Lane K, Jespersen D, McKenzie DC. The effect of a whole body exercise programme and dragon boat training on arm volume and arm circumference in women treated for breast cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2005 Sep;14(4):353-8.
http://ibcpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DBoat-lymp.pdf
McGill University. “Dragons Of Hope: Boat Racing Improves Lives Of Breast Cancer Survivors.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 February 2008 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080201123212.htm
Ray HA, Verhoef MJ. Dragon boat racing and health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors: a mixed methods evaluation. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013;13:205. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-205.
Stefani L, Galanti G, Di Tante V, Klika RJ, Maffulli N. Dragon Boat training exerts a positive effect on myocardial function in breast cancer survivors. Phys Sportsmed. 2015 Jul;43(3):307-11. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2015.1037711. Epub 2015 Apr 17.
Taming the Dragon: Dragon boat racing embraced by breast cancer survivors. Elizabeth Whittington. Cure Today, September 27, 2006
https://www.curetoday.com/publications/cure/2006/fall2006/Taming-the-Dragon
“Inside HealthCare” October 2015: discussion of lymphedema and dragon boating study (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vodMSsv0Xao&feature=youtu.be&t=5m10s
