Objective physical activity and quality of life in breast and colon cancer patients after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Walsh, Jeremy; Hussey, Juliette; Kennedy, Michael J.; Donnell, D. M. O'

doi:10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e19609

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“… 7–9 Despite this PA levels among people living with and beyond cancer during and after treatment are known to remain below recommended levels. 10–12 …”

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Physical Activity During and After Haematological Cancer Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Haematology Healthcare Professionals in the United Kingdom

McCourt¹,

Yong²,

Ramdharry³

et al. 2021

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Purpose Health professionals’ (HPs) knowledge of recommended guidelines for physical activity (PA) is thought to influence the advice they provide to their patients. Little is known about the knowledge or provision of PA advice by HPs working with haematological cancer patients. This study examined awareness of PA guidance, beliefs and practices in provision of advice given by UK HPs working with haematological cancer patients. Methods Online survey including questions on awareness of PA guidance, levels of agreement/disagreement with statements related to PA in haematological cancer and reported provision of advice in practice. Open text responses sought detail regarding guidance knowledge and exampled advice given by respondents. Predictors of familiarity of guidance and provision of advice were examined. Results Complete responses were received from 156 professionals, mostly nurses, allied HPs and doctors. Many (31%) reported knowing relevant guidance and nearly half (48.6%) reported routinely giving PA advice. Nurses and allied AHPs give advice to more patients than doctors and knowledge of guidelines among doctors was poor. Conclusion Beliefs of haematology professionals regarding the role of PA during and after treatment for haematological cancer were generally positive. Those reporting familiarity with guidance were more likely to give advice. Misalignment exists between guidelines and advice given by professionals to their patients. Increasing knowledge of guidelines among HPs, including nurses, may lead to increased provision of PA advice and promotion of PA to more of their patients. HPs education in haematology on PA guidance tailored to professional group is needed.

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“… 7–9 Despite this PA levels among people living with and beyond cancer during and after treatment are known to remain below recommended levels. 10–12 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physical Activity During and After Haematological Cancer Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Haematology Healthcare Professionals in the United Kingdom

McCourt¹,

Yong²,

Ramdharry³

et al. 2021

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“…Breast cancer survivors however, characterize a unique group for whom physical activity may impact on not only chronic disease risk factors but also breast cancer-specific outcomes including risk of recurrence and mortality. Data from our research group have described breast cancer survivors, in the first number of years following adjuvant treatment, as largely overweight or obese and/or centrally obese and physical inactive, 3,4 which led to the need to implement exercise interventions in addition to healthy weight strategies early in the cancer trajectory.…”

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Response to commentary on: ‘Exercise training in breast cancer survivors: a review of trials examining anthropometric and obesity-related biomarkers of breast cancer risk’

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Connolly

Hussey

2013

Physical Therapy Reviews

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The authors would like to thank Campbell and Neil for their commentary 1 on a recently published review by Guinan, Connolly and Hussey 2 which explores the effect of exercise training in breast cancer survivors on anthropometric and obesity-related biomakers of breast cancer risk outcomes. We welcome discussion on this topic which, due to the increasing number of breast cancer survivors, is becoming a public health issue that needs to be addressed by physical therapists with proficient skills in prescribing exercise in clinical populations. Of course, the issues addressed explore the impact of physical activity on many diseases where obesity and inactivity are risk factors, e.g. cardiovascular disease. Breast cancer survivors however, characterize a unique group for whom physical activity may impact on not only chronic disease risk factors but also breast cancer-specific outcomes including risk of recurrence and mortality. Data from our research group have described breast cancer survivors, in the first number of years following adjuvant treatment, as largely overweight or obese and/or centrally obese and physical inactive, 3,4 which led to the need to implement exercise interventions in addition to healthy weight strategies early in the cancer trajectory.Campbell and Neil correctly point out that exercise alone, in the absence of diet modification, is not sufficient to produce meaningful, long-lasting weight loss. The end-points examined in the review by Guinan et al. 2 were termed 'obesity-related biomakers' and were therefore inherently related to adiposity. Campbell and Neil discuss the results of a recent four-arm randomized control trial by Foster-Schubert and colleagues, 5 comparing the effect of four different interventions: (i) aerobic exercise; (ii) weight loss (calorie restriction); (iii) exercise and weight loss (calorie restriction); and (iv) usual care control group on selected biomarkers. The results of this trial are similar to others 6-8 in suggesting that the benefits to be gained from exercise combined with weight loss through calorie restriction are superior to those stimulated by either exercise or diet modification alone.In relation to breast cancer, both physical activity and maintenance of a healthy body weight are associated with improved survival and breast cancerrelated outcomes. 9,10

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Objective physical activity and quality of life in breast and colon cancer patients after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Physical Activity During and After Haematological Cancer Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Haematology Healthcare Professionals in the United Kingdom

Physical Activity During and After Haematological Cancer Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Haematology Healthcare Professionals in the United Kingdom

Response to commentary on: ‘Exercise training in breast cancer survivors: a review of trials examining anthropometric and obesity-related biomarkers of breast cancer risk’

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