Kerry S. Courneya

TL;DR: The roundtable concluded that exercise training is safe during and after cancer treatments and results in improvements in physical functioning, quality of life, and cancer-related fatigue in several cancer survivor groups, sufficient for the recommendation that cancer survivors follow the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

TL;DR: The American Cancer Society (ACS) conducted a study with a group of experts in nutrition, physical activity, and cancer survivorship to evaluate the scientific evidence and best clinical practices related to optimal nutrition and physical activity after the diagnosis of cancer.

TL;DR: Current evidence suggests many health benefits from physical activity during and post cancer treatments, and with few exceptions, exercise was well tolerated during and pre and post treatment without adverse events.

TL;DR: Enough evidence was available to conclude that specific doses of aerobic, combined aerobic plus resistance training, and/or resistance training could improve common cancer-related health outcomes, including anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, physical functioning, and health-related quality of life.