Rehabilitation and physical activity during treatment of various types of cancer

Abstract

Introduction and aim:
Cancer is a health challenge for the entire human population. The number of oncological
patients is increasing every year. Health challenges include not only prevention, diagnosis,
treatment, but also rehabilitation. It is essential for patients to recover as much as possible.
An analysis of numerous articles aims to demonstrate the validity of rehabilitation among
oncology patients.
Review methods:
More than 15 articles, searched and available in Google Scholar, PubMed database, were
analyzed. Through their analysis, it is possible to demonstrate the impact of rehabilitation and
physical activity on the functioning of patients during cancer treatment.
Keywords: rehabilitation, exercise cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer
Brief description of state of the art:
The negative effects of treatment can affect any system in the human body, so rehabilitation
is necessary to assist the patient in the process of cancer therapy, which can have a significant
positive impact on treatment. In breast cancer rehabilitation, the main focus is on anti-edema
treatment, in gastrointestinal cancers on ensuring an adequate respiratory track, while in lung
cancers on restoring the patient's respiratory capacity as much as possible.
Conclusion:
Doctors and physiotherapists emphasize the positive consequence of movement on the
process of cancer treatment. However, it should be remembered that the type of rehabilitation
should be selected individually for each patient, given the needs, limitations and goals of
rehabilitation. An important aspect of conducting rehabilitation is to integrate it with the
treatment process and the work of the multispecialty team.