Physical interventions for patients suffering from chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathy

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Most cancer survivors are able to benefit from cancer rehabilitation, including interventions to improve physical performance, nutrition, mental health, and pain control [1‐6]. Successful cancer rehabilitation efforts enable many patients to increase their participation at work, improve active daily living and to return to work [2, 5], and risk of cancer mortality and recurrence have been shown to be lowered. Cancer rehabilitation normally includes informational support, psychosocial oncology interventions, nutrition counseling, and physical therapies and modalities like regular physical activity and (medical) exercise. Self-management interventions for patients are also important and necessary in order to improve patients’ adherence to cancer rehabilitation initiatives [1‐5]. …