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Kerry S. Courneya

Researcher at University of Alberta

Publications -  638
Citations -  55786

Kerry S. Courneya is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 608 publications receiving 49504 citations. Previous affiliations of Kerry S. Courneya include American Cancer Society & Dalhousie University.

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Exercise barriers and facilitators during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a qualitative study

TL;DR: Potential barriers and facilitators associated with exercise participation during HSCT are identified and supervised exercise recommended by a haematologist, convincing explanation on the benefit of exercise by medical personnel, positive feedback from other HSCT survivors and supervision by exercise specialists may increase compliance to the exercise programme.
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An exploratory decision tree analysis to predict physical activity compliance rates in breast cancer survivors.

TL;DR: The findings support the notion that multiple factors determine physical activity compliance rates in African American breast cancer survivors and interventions that encourage action and coping planning and reduce barriers in the context of addressing function limitations may increase physical activity Compliance rates.
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Tai Chi for cancer survivors: A systematic review toward consensus-based guidelines

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of Tai Chi across the cancer care continuum, and low-level evidence emerged to support the benefits of 40-60 min of thrice-weekly supervised Tai Chi for 8-12 weeks to improve fatigue and sleep quality.
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Demographic, medical, social-cognitive, and environmental correlates of meeting independent and combined physical activity guidelines in kidney cancer survivors

TL;DR: Examining demographic, medical, social-cognitive, and environmental correlates of meeting independent and combined guidelines for kidney cancer survivors in KCS found PA participation correlates may vary based on the modality of interest.