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State of the Art: Concise Review
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Increasing Physical Activity and Exercise in Lung Cancer: Reviewing Safety, Benefits, and Application
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Vol. 10Issue 6p861–871Published in issue: June, 2015
- Brett C. Bade
- D. David Thomas
- JoAnn B. Scott
- Gerard A. Silvestri
Cited in Scopus: 77
Lung cancer continues to be a difficult disease frequently diagnosed in late stages with a high mortality and symptom burden. In part because of frequent lung comorbidity, even lung cancer survivors often remain symptomatic and functionally limited. Though targeted therapy continues to increase treatment options for advanced-stage disease, symptom burden remains high with few therapeutic options. In the last several decades, exercise and physical activity have arisen as therapeutic options for obstructive lung disease and lung cancer.