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Exercise for Cancer Patients: Treatment of Side Effects and Quality of Life

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Exercise plays a critical role in cancer patients’ recovery following diagnosis and treatment. Cancer patients experience numerous beneficial outcomes when they exercise prior to, during, and after they complete treatments. Exercise is an effective therapeutic intervention for preparing patients to successfully completed treatments, managing acute, chronic, and late side effects, and increasing quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the oncology literature supporting the use of exercise as an effective intervention for helping cancer patients to cope with their diagnosis and treatments, improving some of the most prevalent side effects experienced by cancer patients, and increasing QOL.

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  1. Physical Exercise, Activity and Kinesiology (PEAK) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 265 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA

    Karen M. Mustian Ph.D., M.P.H., A.C.S.M, F.S.B.M., Lisa K. Sprod Ph.D., A.C.S.M., Michelle Janelsins Ph.D., Luke Peppone Ph.D., M.P.H., Jennifer Carroll M.D., M.P.H. & Supriya Mohile M.D., M.P.H.

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    Oxana Palesh Ph.D., M.P.H.

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Mustian, K.M. et al. (2013). Exercise for Cancer Patients: Treatment of Side Effects and Quality of Life. In: Carr, B., STEEL, J. (eds) Psychological Aspects of Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4866-2_16

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