Cancer Exercise & Prevention
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Physical activity is any movement of skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure associated with psychological and physical health benefits throughout life. Many global bodies such as The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), up to the World Health......

Exercise whether organized or not has an impact on chronic diseases. More specifically, in childhood cancer it helps in better symptom management. Childhood cancer is characterized by aberrant cell growth and division, causing tissue and organ system dysfunction as dysfunctional cancer cells replace healthy, functional......

Pediatric cancer survivors Engaging in Exercise for Recovery (PEER) This is a program for children ages 2 – 17 who have been diagnosed with any type or stage of cancer, cancer survivors and their siblings. It first took place in 2012 by a multidisciplinary team......

According to a meta-analysis conducted in 2016, which included 6 studies all based on exercise programs performed at home with specialist supervision aimed to improve children's fitness. Overall exercise time varied from study to study with a duration range of 15 – 60 minutes. The......

Childhood cancer is one of the top 5 causes of death among children in Europe. More specifically, it is responsible for 18.5% of deaths of boys aged 10-14 years and 10.7% of boys aged 15-19 years, as well as 21.7% of deaths of girls aged......

Maintaining adequate skeletal mass in both quality and quantity is essential for maintaining optimal health throughout life. The term sarcopenia is essentially characterized by reduced muscle mass, strength and physical performance. In 1964, the phenotype was first discussed in children who exhibited reduced muscle mass.......