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Review
. 2007 Nov;23(4):275-84.
doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2007.08.005.

Exercise intervention to modify physiologic risk factors in cancer survivors

Carolyn Ingram  1 , Constance Visovsky
Affiliations
Review

Exercise intervention to modify physiologic risk factors in cancer survivors

Carolyn Ingram et al. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To review the best current evidence regarding the effects of exercise on modifiable risk factors for adverse physiologic outcomes of cancer and its treatment.

Data sources: Clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and single studies.

Conclusion: There is mounting evidence that exercise improves fatigue, physical functioning, and cardio-respiratory fitness. Preliminary evidence suggests that exercise also contributes to improvements in body weight and composition, metabolic risk factors, and immune function. It may also influence disease-free and overall survival in selected populations.

Implications for nursing practice: Exercise appears to be a safe and well-tolerated intervention that may minimize or prevent adverse physiologic outcomes of cancer and cancer treatment.

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