TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity for cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - a call to action
AU - Rezende, Leandro F.M.
AU - Lee, Dong Hoon
AU - Ferrari, Gerson
AU - Eluf-Neto, José
AU - Giovannucci, Edward L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Self-isolation is strongly recommended for cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, but may lead to physical inactivity and prolonged sitting time. The benefits of physical activity for cancer patients are manifold, such as reduced anxiety, fewer depressive symptoms, less fatigue, better quality of life, and improved physical function. In the last decade, several oncology-related organizations have provided guidance and summarized the evidence on the role of physical activity for cancer survivors. In this comment, we provide a brief summary of these recommendations and benefits of physical activity for cancer patients; and we recommend that oncologists and health practitioners should promote an active lifestyle for these patients during the pandemic and thereafter. Suggestions for implementing these actions in the clinical settings are also provided.
AB - Self-isolation is strongly recommended for cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, but may lead to physical inactivity and prolonged sitting time. The benefits of physical activity for cancer patients are manifold, such as reduced anxiety, fewer depressive symptoms, less fatigue, better quality of life, and improved physical function. In the last decade, several oncology-related organizations have provided guidance and summarized the evidence on the role of physical activity for cancer survivors. In this comment, we provide a brief summary of these recommendations and benefits of physical activity for cancer patients; and we recommend that oncologists and health practitioners should promote an active lifestyle for these patients during the pandemic and thereafter. Suggestions for implementing these actions in the clinical settings are also provided.
KW - Cancer patients
KW - Cancer survivors
KW - Covid-19
KW - Exercise
KW - Physical activity
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U2 - 10.1007/s10552-020-01367-0
DO - 10.1007/s10552-020-01367-0
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 33196913
AN - SCOPUS:85096070680
SN - 0957-5243
VL - 32
JO - Cancer Causes and Control
JF - Cancer Causes and Control
IS - 1
ER -
