TY - JOUR
T1 - Exercise issues in older cancer survivors
AU - Courneya, Kerry S.
AU - Vallance, Jeffrey K.H.
AU - McNeely, Margaret L.
AU - Karvinen, Kristina H.
AU - Peddle, Carolyn J.
AU - Mackey, John R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Kerry S. Courneya is a professor in the Faculty of Physical Education and an adjunct professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Cancer. He received his B.A. (1987) and M.A. (1989) in physical education from the University of Western Ontario (London, ON, Canada) and his Ph.D. (1992) in kinesiology from the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL, USA). His research program focuses on understanding the role of physical activity in cancer control including primary prevention, coping with treatments, rehabilitation after treatments, and long term survival. Professor Courneya’s research program has been supported by the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance, the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, the Alberta Cancer Board, and the National Institutes of Health (USA).
Funding Information:
KSC is supported by an Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and a Research Team Grant from the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the CCS/NCIC Sociobehavioral Cancer Research Network. JKHV is supported by a Health Research Studentship from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. KHK is supported by an Epidemiology Graduate Studentship from the Alberta Cancer Board.
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - Older cancer survivors experience the combined deleterious effects associated with aging and a cancer diagnosis. The purpose of the present paper is to review the potential role of physical exercise in attenuating the effects of cancer and its treatments in older cancer survivors. Noting the limited direct research on exercise in older cancer survivors, we review the literature on: (a) older adults in general; and (b) cancer survivors in general. We conclude that although there is limited direct evidence on the benefits of exercise in older cancer survivors, there is compelling evidence of the benefits of exercise in cancer survivors in general and other older populations. We also conclude that exercise adherence will be a significant challenge in this population. Based on this evidence, we tentatively recommend exercise to older cancer survivors using the American College of Sports Medicine's [Med Sci Sports Exerc 30 (6) (1998) 992] guidelines for older adults in general. Finally, we offer future research directions that will provide important evidence needed to guide clinical decisions about exercise in older cancer survivors.
AB - Older cancer survivors experience the combined deleterious effects associated with aging and a cancer diagnosis. The purpose of the present paper is to review the potential role of physical exercise in attenuating the effects of cancer and its treatments in older cancer survivors. Noting the limited direct research on exercise in older cancer survivors, we review the literature on: (a) older adults in general; and (b) cancer survivors in general. We conclude that although there is limited direct evidence on the benefits of exercise in older cancer survivors, there is compelling evidence of the benefits of exercise in cancer survivors in general and other older populations. We also conclude that exercise adherence will be a significant challenge in this population. Based on this evidence, we tentatively recommend exercise to older cancer survivors using the American College of Sports Medicine's [Med Sci Sports Exerc 30 (6) (1998) 992] guidelines for older adults in general. Finally, we offer future research directions that will provide important evidence needed to guide clinical decisions about exercise in older cancer survivors.
KW - Aging
KW - Cancer diagnosis
KW - Older cancer survivors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.05.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15331082
AN - SCOPUS:4344683290
SN - 1040-8428
VL - 51
SP - 249
EP - 261
JO - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
JF - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
IS - 3
ER -
