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Published in: Current Oncology Reports 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Cardio-oncology (EH Yang, Section Editor)

Exercise Training in Cancer Survivors

Authors: Christopher Chyu, Nancy Halnon

Published in: Current Oncology Reports | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Numerous observational reports suggesting the positive benefits of physical activity in patients diagnosed with cancer have prompted multiple investigative studies involving exercise training for patients throughout the continuum of a cancer diagnosis. Physicians and primary caregivers struggle to find clearly defined guidelines or recommendations for exercise prescriptions that are specific to their widely variable cancer patient populations. Although there continues to be emerging evidence supporting physical activity in cancer survivors, further research is required to investigate new and existing outcomes, methods to sustain positive effects of exercise over time, and to better define guidelines for exercise interventions that include exercise type, frequency, intensity, duration, and timing. Studies of exercise interventions on patients with a range of cancer diagnoses and differing cancer treatments, and involving the pediatric population should be further investigated to document benefit and develop more refined recommendations for physical activity in all cancer survivors.
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Metadata
Title
Exercise Training in Cancer Survivors
Authors
Christopher Chyu
Nancy Halnon
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Oncology Reports / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1523-3790
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6269
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-016-0520-2

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