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Participating in exercise before, during, and after active cancer treatments may help with the following: 1
Improve overall health related quality of life
Decrease symptoms of anxiety and depression
Improve sleep quality
Promote independence and mobility
Reduce cancer related fatigue (CRF)
Cancer Related Fatigue
Cancer related fatigue (CRF) can be defined as a...
“Distressing, persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional and/or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning.” 2
Facts about CRF: 3
CRF is reported more frequently than any other symptom of cancer and cancer treatments
CRF affects 70-80% of cancer survivors at all stages of disease and recovery – during treatment, in advanced disease, and in remission
CRF can be a common side effect of all of the following: chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, stem cell transplants, the cancer disease process and other pre-existing medical conditions.
Compared to fatigue experienced by individuals without a history of cancer, CRF is more severe, more distressing, and is less likely to be relieved by rest, HOWEVER, exercise can help to minimize the effects of cancer related fatigue.
References:
1. Campbell KL, Winters-Stone KM, Wiskemann J, et al. Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2019; 51(11):2375-2390
2.Dimeo F, Schwartz S, Wesel N, et al. Effects of an endurance and resistance exercise program on persistent cancer-related fatigue after treatment. Ann Oncol 2008;19(8):1495–1499
3.Bower JE. Cancer-related fatigue--mechanisms, risk factors, and treatments. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2014;11(10):597-609.
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