Physical Activity: Impact on Survival in Gynecologic Cancer

Conclusions and Relevance Health care providers caring for women with gynecologic malignancies must counsel patients regarding the importance of physical activity. This should include a discussion of the health benefits and, specifically, the cancer-related benefits. A personalized approach to physical activity intervention is essential. Target Audience Obstetricians and gynecologists, family physicians. Learning Objectives After completing this activity, the learner should be better able to summarize the physical activity recommendations for adults; describe health benefits of physical activity and review the hypotheses for its role in cancer; assess the general conclusions for the role of physical activity in the setting of gynecologic cancer; and propose considerations or modifications to physical activity in patients who may have treatment or disease-related adverse effects.
Source: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey - Category: OBGYN Tags: CME ARTICLES Source Type: research