How Can physical Activity Referral Rates for Breast Cancer patients Be increased?
- Resource Type
- Opinion
- Authors
- Queen, Martyn; Karatzaferi, Christina; Bloxham, Saul R.; Panwar, Udaiveer; Drew, Philip; Barton, Andrew G.; Edwards, Andrew M.; Sakkas, Giorgos K.
- Source
- Frontiers in Oncology; 9/12/2016, p1-4, 4p
- Subject
- CANCER exercise therapy
SERVICES for breast cancer patients
ONCOLOGISTS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2234943X
The article discusses the reasons for low rates of physical activity (PA) referrals by oncology providers (OPs) to breast cancer patients, including OPs’ lack of time during a consultation and lack of knowledge about the impact of exercise on breast cancer patients’ recovery process.