Associated with UCSF since 2003 | Phone: +45 35 45 73 62 |
kira.bloomquist@regionh.dk
Education: Physiotherapy, Master of Health Science (MHS) and PhD.
Methodical competences: Quantitative reseach and systematic reviews.
Focus areas: Exercise oncology in general. Intra-infusion exercise in sarcoma, exercise and cancer related lymphedema. In addition to my research activities, I am clinically affiliated Body & Cancer, which includes delivery of the exercise program.
Projects: Overall, the projects I am involved in are characterized by a strong clinical and prac-tice based focus, including exercise during chemotherapy infusion for sarcoma, exercise and can-cer related lymphedema, prospective lymphedema surveillance, and high intensity training dur-ing chemotherapy for testicular cancer.
Collaboration: Partners include both international and national researchers as well as the nation-wide Body & Cancer network group and the Department of Oncology at Rigshospitalet and Herlev Hospital.
Five selected publications
- Bloomquist K, Spence RR, Vagenas D, Pyke C, Sandler CX, Rye S, Young L, Hayes SC. Comparison of the effects of low- versus high-supervision exercise on breast cancer survivorship outcomes. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2026;10(1):pkag004. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkag004. PMID:
41581141
- Plinsinga ML, Baker B, Spence RR, Singh B, Reul-Hirche H, Bloomquist K, Johansson K, Jönsson C, Hayes SC. A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effect of exercise on the development of cancer-related lymphedema. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2026;10(2):pkag013. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkag013. PMID:
41783998
- Rafn BS, Christensen J, Larsen A, Bloomquist K. Prospective surveillance for breast cancer-related arm lymphedema: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol 2022;40(9):1009-26:JCO2101681. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01681. PMID:
35077194
- Bloomquist K, Andersen C, Munck S, Lillelund C, Lauritsen J. High-intensity interval training and thromboembolic events during chemotherapy for testicular cancer: a retrospective analysis from the Body & Cancer cohort. Acta Oncol 2023;62(6):666-672. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2023.2225145. PMID: 37450654
- Bloomquist K, Oturai P, Steele ML, Adamsen L, Møller T, Christensen KB, Ejlertsen B, Hayes SC. Heavy-load lifting: acute response in breast cancer survivors at risk for lymphedema. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2018;50(2):187-95. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001443. PMID:
28991039