Physical Exercise and Cancer: Exploring Chemotherapy Infusion as an Opportunity for Movement

Exercise initiated in the early stages of cancer treatment may present as the most opportune time to reduce the detrimental side effects of treatment. Beginning exercise post-cancer treatment may not be early enough to elicit important improvements. The role of exercise alongside chemotherapy treatment, specifically during chemotherapy infusion may be an opportunity for the therapeutic delivery of exercise for cancer patients.

Exercise initiated in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment may present as the most opportune time to improve therapeutic health outcomes and patient experience. If exercise during chemotherapy infusion could be feasible more testing is warranted to explore different modes including resistance-based exercise, dosage, intensity, and its potential affect on tumor hypoxia and chemotherapy drug uptak