Overview
- The first book to focus on the role of physical activity in cancer control from primary prevention to survival
- Presents the most recent research on the impact of physical activity in preventing a range of cancers
- Analyzes the effects of physical activity on supportive care endpoints and disease endpoints
- Examines the determinants of physical activity in cancer survivors and behavior change strategies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 186)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention
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Front Matter
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Physical Activity and Cancer: An Introduction
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Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention
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Front Matter
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Physical Activity and Cancer Survivorship
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Physical Activity and Cancer Special Topics
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About this book
This book explores in depth the relation between physical activity and cancer control, including primary prevention, coping with treatments, recovery after treatments, long-term survivorship, secondary prevention, and survival. The first part of the book presents the most recent research on the impact of physical activity in preventing a range of cancers. In the second part, the association between physical activity and cancer survivorship is addressed. The effects of physical activity on supportive care endpoints (e.g., quality of life, fatigue, physical functioning) and disease endpoints (e.g., biomarkers, recurrence, survival) are carefully analyzed. In addition, the determinants of physical activity in cancer survivors are discussed, and behavior change strategies for increasing physical activity in cancer survivors are appraised. The final part of the book is devoted to special topics, including the relation of physical activity to pediatric cancer survivorship and to palliative cancer care.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Comprehensive review of the epidemiologic literature examining the role of physical activity in preventing the most prevalent cancers … . The book is well written … . It would be appropriate for public health graduate students, exercise physiology graduate students, and nurse and physician practitioners in rehabilitation settings. It will be an important book to help physical activity researchers … . It is a smart tool that allows readers to easily grasp … . I am grateful to have had the opportunity to read it.” (Kathleen F. Janz, Doody’s Review Service, March, 2011)
“An essential resource for any investigator interested in physical activity and cancer. … it is written in a manner that is readable and easily interpretable, making it a resource for any allied health professional or community volunteer working with cancer patients or survivors, as well as for the patients, survivors and caregivers themselves. Overall, this is a very good book. It is an excellent addition to the literature on cancer control and behavioral science. The editors and their colleagues should be commended.” (Karen M. Mustian, Psycho-Oncology, Vol. 20, 2011)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physical Activity and Cancer
Editors: Kerry S. Courneya, Christine M. Friedenreich
Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04231-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-04230-0Published: 30 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26617-1Published: 02 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-04231-7Published: 26 November 2010
Series ISSN: 0080-0015
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 387
Topics: Oncology