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2018

Exercise and Cancer Prehabilitation

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Exercise And Cancer: A Summary Of Therapeutic Intervention, Cassandra Gillespie Jan 2018

Exercise And Cancer: A Summary Of Therapeutic Intervention, Cassandra Gillespie

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Background: There is strong evidence to support the benefits of exercise for cancer patients. However, there are few literature reviews that summarize exercise as it plays a role in all aspects of the cancer diagnosis including during cancer prevention, prehabilitation in surgical cancer patients, cancer treatment, and cancer recovery. This review serves to provide a comprehensive resource for students and health care professionals for research based findings related to the interactions between exercise and cancer.

Purpose: To summarize the current research findings involving the relationship between cancer and exercise.

Data Sources: ZipSearch, Google Scholar, and MEDLINE; 2008-2018

Methods: All data …