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Community-Based Exercise Programs for Cancer Survivors

Rita Musanti
Brittany Murley
CJON 2016, 20(6), S25-S30 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.S2.25-30
Background: Cancer exercise programming in the community has been emerging in response to the increasing numbers of cancer survivors and social factors favoring movement away from a sedentary lifestyle. Objectives: This article examines several community-based exercise programs for cancer survivors...
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Incorporating Exercise Into the Cancer Treatment Paradigm

Barbara K. Haas
Melinda Hermanns
Gary Kimmel
CJON 2016, 20(6), S17-S24 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.S2.17-24
Background: The benefits of exercise for patients with cancer are well documented. However, exercise is still not a standard of care for this population. Several factors contribute to the lack of exercise prescriptions for patients with cancer, including challenges posed by treatment-related side...
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A Survivor’s Perspective on the Power of Exercise Following a Cancer Diagnosis

Andrea Hope
CJON 2016, 20(6), S31-S32 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.S2.31-32
This article describes one woman’s experience with the shock and fear of a breast cancer diagnosis and the power of exercise in helping her cope, adjust, and regain her hope during treatment. Whenever appropriate, practitioners should encourage patients to be physically active to improve physical...
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The Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Care Team and the Role of Physical Therapy in Survivor Exercise

Margaret L. McNeely
Naomi Dolgoy
Mona Al Onazi
Kirsten Suderman
CJON 2016, 20(6), S8-S16 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.S2.8-16
Background: Rehabilitation professionals offer expertise in functional assessment, treatment of impairments and functional limitations, and disability prevention. To optimize recovery, and often prior to participating in community-based exercise programming, survivors may need rehabilitation...
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How Exercise Can Benefit Patients With Cancer

Rita Musanti
CJON 2016, 20(6), S2 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.S2.2
Thirty years ago, the first article on exercise for patients with cancer appeared in the cancer research literature. The time from that first article to the present has included oncology nurses taking the lead in investigations related to exercise and cancer-related symptoms, most notably cancer-...
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