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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Exercise Oncology"”.
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Understanding In-Person and Online Exercise Oncology Program Delivery: Participant Perspectives
Background: Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) is an exercise oncology program delivered in community-based settings until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when ACE was forced to transition to an online platform for remote delivery. Purpose: To evaluate the perspectives of cancer survivors who have …
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Activity behavior and physiological profile of advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors
… Ovarian cancer survivors may benefit from exercise oncology interventions to reduce symptom-burden, manage comorbidities, minimize functional decline and maximize health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, current knowledge gaps regarding the physiological characteristics of OCS …
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Exercise as an adjunct therapy in melanoma patients undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Extensive research has shown that exercise can improve physical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes during cancer treatment. Despite the prevalence of melanoma, exercise as a therapy in the management of this disease remains understudied and underrepresented in current exercise oncology …
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Integrating Exercise Within Neuro-Oncology Care
Neuro-oncology patients are underserved in the field of exercise oncology. With growing evidence on the role of exercise for this patient population, there is a need to develop and evaluate accessible and tailored exercise interventions within standard supportive neuro-oncology care. The purpose of …
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Targeting uptake of exercise-promoting structured patient education intervention: foundational research and process description of a discrete choice experiment to understand perceived intervention utility and design preferences for men with prostate cancer
… among men with prostate cancer for an exercise-promoting structured patient education intervention. The overarching goal is to clarify critical issues about effective components and delivery procedures for developing/implementing patient education intervention to increase daily/weekly …
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Exercise and nutrition induced weight loss for prostate cancer patients
… androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and how exercise and nutrition interventions can be used to induce fat loss, while preserving or improving lean mass. Study 1 (Chapter 4) is an examination of the efficacy of a weight loss program in altering body composition in overweight and obese …
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Exploring Exercise Outcomes, Preferences, and Barriers in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
… motivation, preferences, and barriers to exercise adherence when completing exercise and PA interventions among AYA survivors of cancer. This dissertation addresses this purpose through three distinct studies: AYA Cancer Survivors and One-on-One Exercise in an In-person setting, AYA Cancer …