Making Exercise Standard in Cancer Care

A growing body of evidence supports exercise for cancer survivors and has led to the development of guidelines and exercise interventions. It is important to identify changes in practice, policy, and research that will help us develop and implement the most efficient and effective strategies to deliver exercise interventions to cancer survivors through both healthcare and community-based settings. In this chapter, we incorporate recommendations for developing diverse programming options that will reflect and address the diverse needs and preferences of cancer survivors, establishing screening and referral approaches to effectively match survivors to physical activity services, and setting research priorities focused on dissemination and implementation to help move research findings into practice. Addressing these priorities will help ensure that all cancer survivors benefit from physical activity to maximize quality of life throughout the continuum of cancer survivorship.