Physical activity helps patients with cancer too

Effects of physical activity on psychological well‐being outcomes in breast cancer survivors from prediagnosis to posttreatment survivorship

“…Moreover, BCS are highly motivated to make lifestyle changes during the period following diagnosis and before treatment; thus, researchers and clinicians may consider leveraging this motivation by promoting healthy behaviors, including physical activity. Despite evidence of this motivation and benefits of physical activity, health‐care professionals do not routinely recommend physical activity to breast cancer patients or survivors . Hence, efforts must be made to alter perspectives of health professionals and change policies that impact physical activity prescription in health‐care settings to improve PWB of breast cancer patients and survivors.…”

“…Despite evidence of this motivation and benefits of physical activity, health-care professionals do not routinely recommend physical activity to breast cancer patients or survivors. 40 Hence, efforts must be made to alter perspectives of health professionals and change policies that impact physical activity prescription in health-care settings to improve PWB of breast cancer patients and survivors.…”