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Editorial
. 2021 Feb 5:15:ed108.
doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2021.ed108. eCollection 2021.

A sport room within the paediatric oncology ward

Gabriel Revon-Rivière  1 , Paul Saultier  1   2 , Rova Andrianarivony  3 , Clothilde Vallet  4 , Nicolas André  1   5
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Editorial

A sport room within the paediatric oncology ward

Gabriel Revon-Rivière et al. Ecancermedicalscience. .

Abstract

There is a growing interest in physical activity (PA) in paediatric oncology. Overall studies in children with cancer have reported good adherence, positive trends in health status, and no adverse events. Thus, a general PA program should be offered to paediatric oncology inpatients. Anyhow, the absence of a dedicated place to perform PA sessions beyond the paediatric oncology department corridors and patients' room has been identified as one of the major limiting factors. We do believe "in the ward" sport rooms should be further implemented and evaluated in paediatric oncology departments worldwide.

Keywords: cancer; child; exercise tolerance; physical activity; quality of life; sports.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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