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- Title
Choose the healthy way! Physical activity as a tool to improve mental health in young cancer survivors.
- Authors
Gentile, Ambra; Ficarra, Salvatore; Ortega-Gómez, Sonia; Jiménez-Pavón, David; Asimakopoulou, Zoi; Vantarakis, Apostolos; Tavares, Paula; Vaz, Vasco; Thaller, Joshua; Papakonstantinou, Sofia; Kirkar, Musa; Glorioso, Francesca; Galioto, Marina; Lo Mauro, Mario; Bianco, Antonino
- Abstract
The article presents an editorial focuses on utilizing physical activity to enhance mental health among young cancer survivors. It discusses the impact of cancer on mental health, challenges in initiating physical exercise, and the importance of healthcare professionals in promoting and advising on physical activity and includes the psychological effects of cancer, barriers to exercise among survivors and recommendations for healthcare professionals and researchers to support physical activity.
- Subjects
CANCER patient psychology; AFFECT (Psychology); PSYCHOSES; SELF-perception; MOTIVATION (Psychology); MENTAL health; PHYSICAL activity; MENTAL depression; WOUNDS &; injuries; ANXIETY; HEALTH promotion; ADULTS
- Publication
Acta Oncologica, 2023, Vol 62, Issue 12, p1589
- ISSN
0284-186X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1080/0284186X.2023.2270154