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Exercise for people with cancer: a systematic review
Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
|September 7, 2017
Summary
Exercise is safe and beneficial for cancer patients during and after treatment, improving quality of life and fitness. Evidence supports promoting exercise for adults with cancer, especially in supervised settings.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Exercise Science
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Background:
- Guidance for clinicians on exercise for cancer patients in active and post-treatment phases.
- Focus on exercise benefits, pre-screening, safety, and delivery models.
- Developed by the Exercise for People with Cancer Guideline Development Group (Cancer Care Ontario's Program in Evidence-Based Care).
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide clinicians with evidence-based guidance on exercise for cancer patients.
- To outline recommendations for exercise duration, frequency, and intensity.
- To inform pre-screening, safety, and delivery models for cancer exercise programs.
Main Methods:
- Systematic search of Medline and Embase databases.
- Inclusion of existing guidelines, systematic reviews, and primary literature.
- Utilized the Program in Evidence-Based Care's standardized approach.
Main Results:
- Identified 2 guidelines, 18 systematic reviews, and 29 randomized controlled trials.
- Concluded on appropriate exercise duration, frequency, and intensity for cancer patients.
- Found exercise safe and beneficial for quality of life and fitness.
Conclusions:
- Sufficient evidence supports promoting exercise for adults with cancer.
- Group or supervised exercise settings and long-term adherence improve outcomes.
- Moderate-intensity exercise is sustainable and promotes lifelong adherence; pre-screening is crucial.
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