Is exercise an acceptable and practical therapy for people with or cured of cancer? A systematic review

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-390

  Maddocks, Matthew ^a   Mockett, Simon ^a   Wilcock, Andrew ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Adherence; Cancer; Exercise; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REHABILITATION; CYCLING; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 67349168267     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: 15321967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2008.11.008     Document Type: Review

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