James Murray
PhD - Effect of exercise on cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
ARENA Research focus area: Exercise
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James Murray is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP), completing a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours, 1a) in 2019 at UniSA.
Since graduating and enrolling as a full-time PhD candidate, James has also spent time practicing clinically at a local exercise physiology clinic, and teaching and supervising 4th exercise physiology students at UniSA.
James’s research is investigating the effect of exercise on cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Many side-effects of chemotherapy are well-known, such as fatigue, nausea, and hair loss.
However, certain types of chemotherapy for breast cancer are also toxic to the heart, causing irreversible cardiac damage, and causing life-long cardiovascular complications for breast cancer survivors. Given the known benefits of exercise on cardiovascular health and function, James’s research is investigating if cardiovascular exercise during chemotherapy in women with breast cancer can this prevent damage to the heart and act as a protective mechanism.
His multi-disciplinary project includes clinicians specialising in exercise physiology and exercise science, cardiac sonography, and medical oncology. James’s project is in collaboration with the Royal Adelaide Hospital, with the Queen Elizabeth, Lyell McEwin, Western and Calvary North Adelaide Hospitals also involved in the recruitment of participants for this research.