scholarly journals “Moving Forward”: Older Adult Motivations for Group-Based Physical Activity After Cancer Treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Lynch ◽  
Alexis Merdjanoff ◽  
Donna Wilson ◽  
Lauren Chiarello ◽  
Jennifer Hay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
After Cancer

scholarly journals Healthy Living After Cancer Treatment: Considerations for Clinical and Community Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley M. Bluethmann ◽  
Christopher N. Sciamanna ◽  
Renate M. Winkels ◽  
Kathleen M. Sturgeon ◽  
Kathryn H. Schmitz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Living ◽  
Treatment Considerations ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Epidemiology Studies

As the number of US cancer survivors now reaches almost 16 million, understanding how to care for survivors after cancer treatment has demanded national attention. Increasingly, compelling benefits of lifestyle behaviors for cancer prevention and control have been demonstrated. In particular, physical activity is recommended as a central component of healthy living after cancer treatment. However, survivors struggle to achieve recommended physical activity and other behaviors for reasons that are still not well understood. Further, as greater than 60% of cancer survivors are older than 65 years, there is a unique opportunity to increase engagement of older adults in health programs and clinical trials. This article considers evidence from two reviews: a review on epidemiology studies of lifestyle and cancer and a review on different behavioral intervention strategies to achieve positive behavioral changes in cancer survivors. Both reviews offer important evidence on the role of lifestyle in life after cancer treatment. However, more investigation is needed on the practice of lifestyle medicine for cancer survivors, including ways to extend the reach of health promotion beyond cancer clinics, to primary care and community settings.

scholarly journals A proof-of-concept sub-study exploring feasibility and preliminary evidence for the role of physical activity on neural activity during executive functioning tasks among young adults after cancer treatment

BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Wurz ◽  
Gladys Ayson ◽  
Andra M. Smith ◽  
Jennifer Brunet
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Information Encoding ◽  
After Cancer

Abstract Background Executive functioning (EF) deficits are troubling for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) after cancer treatment. Physical activity (PA) may enhance neural activity underlying EF among older adults affected by cancer. Establishing whether PA enhances neural activity among AYAs is warranted. As part of a two-arm, mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), this proof-of-concept sub-study sought to answer the following questions: (1) is it feasible to use neuroimaging with EF tasks to assess neural activity changes following a 12-week PA intervention? And (2) is there preliminary evidence that a 12-week PA intervention enhances neural activity among AYAs after cancer treatment? Methods AYAs in the pilot RCT were approached for enrollment into this sub-study. Those who were eligible and enrolled, completed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with EF tasks (letter n-back, Go/No Go) pre- and post-PA intervention. Sub-study enrollment, adherence to scheduled fMRI scans, outliers, missing data, and EF task performance data were collected. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) analyses, and paired sample t-tests. Results Nine eligible participants enrolled into this sub-study; six attended scheduled fMRI scans. One outlier was identified and was subsequently removed from the analytical sample. Participants showed no differences in EF task performance from pre- to post-PA intervention. Increases in neural activity in brain regions responsible for motor control, information encoding and processing, and decision-making were observed post-PA intervention (p < 0.05; n = 5). Conclusions Findings  show that fMRI scans during EF tasks detected neural activity changes (as assessed by the BOLD signal) from pre- to post-PA intervention. Results thus suggest future trials confirming that PA enhances neural activity underlying EF are needed, though feasibility issues require careful consideration to ensure trial success. Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03016728. Registered January 11, 2017, clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03016728.

scholarly journals Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity is associated with modified fatigue during and after cancer treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 3343-3350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Nilsson ◽  
Cecilia Arving ◽  
Inger Thormodsen ◽  
Jörg Assmus ◽  
Sveinung Berntsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
After Cancer

scholarly journals Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices

2003 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Brown ◽  
T. Byers ◽  
C. Doyle ◽  
K. S. Courneya ◽  
W. Demark-Wahnefried ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
American Cancer Society ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
After Cancer

Physical activity behaviour in children and adolescents before, during and after cancer treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-353
Author(s):  
Sandra Stössel ◽  
Marie A. Neu ◽  
Vanessa Oschwald ◽  
Regine Söntgerath ◽  
Julia Däggelmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Activity Behaviour

scholarly journals Effect of different types of exercise on health-related quality of life during and after cancer treatment: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e031374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Ubago-Guisado ◽  
Luis Gracia-Marco ◽  
Iván Cavero-Redondo ◽  
Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino ◽  
Blanca Notario-Pacheco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Health Related ◽  
After Cancer

IntroductionCancer (and survival) is known to affect the quality of life. Strategies as physical activity and exercise during and after cancer may improve health-related qualify of life (HRQOL) outcomes and are, therefore, of clinical and public health importance. To the best of our knowledge, comparative evidence of the effect of the different types of exercise on improving HRQOL in cancer patients has not been synthesised thus far. We aim to conduct a systematic review and network meta-analysis in order to synthesise all available evidence regarding the effect of different types of exercise interventions on HRQOL during and after cancer treatment.Methods and analysisMEDLINE (via PubMed), Web of Science, Embase, The Cochrane Library and SPORTDiscus will be searched from inception to December 2018 for relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs. Studies assessing physical activity and exercise interventions in cancer patients (during treatment) and survivors (after treatment) will be selected. Two independent reviewers will identify eligible studies. After quality appraisal and data extraction, we will conduct meta-analyses for outcomes of interest, including data from mental and physical dimensions of cancer-specific and/or generic HRQOL questionnaires. Risk of bias assessments will be completed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Study heterogeneity will be measured by the I2 statistic. Bayesian (and traditional approach) network meta-analysis will be performed when possible to determine the comparative effect of the different physical activity or exercise interventions.Ethics and disseminationThis systematic review and network meta-analysis will synthesise evidence on the effect of different types of exercise interventions on HRQOL during and after cancer treatment. The results will be disseminated by publication in a peer-reviewed journal and through scientific conferences and symposia. Ethical approval will not be required because the data used for this work will be exclusively extracted from published studies.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42019125028.

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