Effective Exercise Interventions for Patients and Survivors of Cancer Should be Supervised, Targeted, and Prescribed With Referrals From Oncologists and General Physicians
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Taaffe, Dennis R
Chambers, Suzanne K
Spry, Nigel
Galvao, Daniel A
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TO THE EDITOR: We agree with Hardcastle and Cohen1 that physical activity is important for patients and survivors of cancer, and that the oncology specialist is ideally suited to promote this message. Indeed, a key strategy in cancer management is the increased awareness by medical and health professionals who support patients with cancer and survivors that physical activity and exercise is a critical component of patient care and a necessary intervention to improve health outcomes; however, the recommendations by Hardcastle and Cohen1 for implementation are an oversimplification that may adversely impact the integration of exercise medicine into best practice management of cancer.
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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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36
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9
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© 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Newton, RU; Taaffe, DR; Chambers, SK; Spry, N; Galvao, DA, Effective Exercise Interventions for Patients and Survivors of Cancer Should be Supervised, Targeted, and Prescribed With Referrals From Oncologists and General Physicians, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2018, 36 (9), pp. 927-928