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- Title
Physical activity guidelines for cancer patients.
- Authors
Bobrowski, Adam; Bobrowski, David; Lim, Fiona; Lam, Henry; Wan, Bo Angela; Diaz, Patrick; Silva, Maurício F.; Malek, Leila
- Abstract
Increased attention has been directed toward the role of exercise as an intervention for cancer patients and survivors. There is a paucity of information endorsing the effectiveness of physical activity in reducing in the incidence of specific cancers and prolonging survivorship. This chapter is a review of the expanding literature on exercise as a beneficial therapy throughout the spectrum of cancer care. A review of the literature identified 15 international guidelines from seven countries and regions. Overall, exercise-induced improvements in disease- and treatment-related effects were affirmed, with analogous exercise recommendations across all reports. However, current guidelines remain generic and insufficient to develop personalized exercise regiments, including modality, intensity, frequency, and duration, for this heterogeneous disease profile. Moreover, the perception of exercise as an unnecessary distress by both patients and physicians continues to act as a barrier to the dissemination of physical activity as a beneficial tool. This knowledge gap necessitates that additional studies be conducted to elucidate the dose-response relationship of physical activity and optimal exercise programs for the treatment and management of specific cancer-types.
- Subjects
CANCER patients; CANCER patient medical care; EXERCISE therapy; MEDICAL protocols; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
Journal of Pain Management, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 3, p311
- ISSN
1939-5914
- Publication type
Article