Cancer patients are frequently treated by physical therapists. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery are examples of cancer treatments that are always improving and thereby increasing patient survival with each new cancer diagnosis. More specifically, with each cancer diagnosis, 5-year survival rates rise. Muscle weakness, lung dysfunction, weariness, and discomfort are all issues that cancer patients face. Finally, cancer patients’ activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life tend to deteriorate (QOL). The inclement of increased breast and ovarian cancer in females are leading year by year. The psychological consequences of breast and ovarian cancer on women, as well as the psychosocial elements that may influence the cancer’s disease process and psychophysical result. The female cancer patients frequently experience worsening disease, sadness, and worry. Physical therapy can help patients regain strength and physical function, as well as enhance their quality of life and daily living independence, which may have been lost as a result of cancer or its treatment. Physical therapy may become increasingly important in the treatment of female cancer patients in the future.
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