Cancer and Exercise

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Leila Malek (Editor)
Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON, Canada

Fiona Lim (Editor)
Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON, Canada

Bo Angela Wan (Editor)
Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON, Canada

Patrick L Diaz, Ph.D. (Editor)
Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON, Canada

Edward Chow, Ph.D. (Editor)
Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada

Joav Merrick, M.D., MMedSci, DMSc, (Editor)
Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel
Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel
School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Series: Health and Human Development
BISAC: HEA039030

With advances in knowledge and technology, the proportion of cancer patients who have been cured or survive with cancers is growing, but a certain proportion of patients will still have disease recurrence or progression to palliative care. During the entirety of cancer progression, significant adverse impacts on physical and psychological aspects have been observed due to both diseases themselves and the associated treatments. “Exercise-oncology” is an emerging field of research that has gained increasing attention since the term was first publicly introduced during the 1980s, showing improved functional capacity, body composition and treatment-related nausea with aerobic exercise. In this book, the authors review the current evidence on the application of exercise in various time points during cancer care, including as a preventive measure before cancer development, as a treatment during cancer treatments, as a rehabilitation measure during the recovery phase, and as a supportive measure during palliative care. Proposed mechanisms and published data from various studies will be evaluated, and finally guidelines on exercise prescription during cancer care will also be discussed. (Imprint: Nova)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Cancer and Exercise: Myths and Facts(pp. 1-4)
Fiona Lim, Leila Malek, Bo Angela Wan, Patrick L. Diaz, Edward Chow and Joav Merrick

Section One: Exercise in Relation to Cancer (pp. 5-6)

Chapter 2. Biological Mechanisms Linking Exercise and Cancer (pp. 7-24)
Joonyoung Lee, Bo Angela Wan, MD, Leila Malek, Fiona Lim, Henry Lam, Maurício F. Silva and Daniel Lee

Chapter 3. Cancer Prevention with Exercise (pp. 25-64)
Louisa Lui, Fiona Lim, Megan Yuen, Bo Angela Wan, Henry Lam, Patrick L Diaz, Carlo DeAngelis, Maurício F. Silva and Leila Malek

Chapter 4. Curative and Adjuvant Cancer Treatment with Exercise (pp. 65-90)
Fiona Lim, Louisa Lui, Bo Angela Wan, Henry Lam, Maurício F. Silva and Leila Malek

Chapter 5. Review of Exercise in Cancer Survivors (pp. 91-120)
Mila Uzelac, Marko Popovic, Milica Milakovic, Fiona Lim, Bo Angela Wan, Patrick L. Diaz, Henry Lam, Carlo DeAngelis, Maurício F. Silva, Edward Chow and Leila Malek

Chapter 6. The Effect of Exercise on Patients with Advanced Cancer (pp. 121-168)
David Bobrowski, Adam Bobrowski, Fiona Lim, Henry Lam, Bo Angela Wan, Patrick L. Diaz, Maurício F. Silva and Leila Malek

Chapter 7. Exercise in Young and Elderly Cancer Populations: Effects, Challenges, Psychosocial and Ethical Considerations (pp. 169-184)
Molly Gao, Leila Malek, Helen Lam, Fiona Lim, Patrick L Diaz, Henry Lam, Maurício F. Silva, Edward Chow and Bo Angela Wan

Chapter 8. The Effect of Exercise on Biomarkers of Cancer Prognosis (pp. 185-200)
Patrick L. Diaz, Bo Angela Wan, Leila Malek, Henry Lam, Maurício F. Silva, Edward Chow and Fiona Lim

Chapter 9. Perspectives of Patients and Heath Care Providers on Cancer and Exercise (pp. 201-210)
Leila Malek, Bo Angela Wan, Molly Gao, Patrick L Diaz, Henry Lam, Fiona Lim, Carlo DeAngelis, Maurício F. Silva and Edward Chow

Chapter 10. Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Patients (pp. 211-240)
Adam Bobrowski, David Bobrowski, Fiona Lim, Henry Lam, Bo Angela Wan, Patrick L. Diaz, Maurício F. Silva and Leila Malek

Section Two: Future Aspects (pp. 241-242)

Chapter 11. Cancer and Exercise: Future Prospects (pp. 243-248)
Fiona Lim, Leila Malek, Bo Angela Wan, Patrick L Diaz, Edward Chow and Joav Merrick

Section Three: Acknowledgements (pp. 249-250)

Chapter 12. About the Editors (pp. 251-252)

Chapter 13. About the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program at the Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada (pp. 253-254)

Chapter 14. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Israel (pp. 255-260)

Chapter 15. About the Book Series: “health and human development” (pp. 261-266)

Section Four: Index (pp. 267-268)

Index (pp. 269)

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