Physical activity and exercise during preoperative pancreatic cancer treatment.
Nathan H ParkerAn Ngo-HuangRebecca E LeeDaniel P O'ConnorKaren M Basen-EngquistMaria Q B PetzelXuemei WangLianchun XiaoDavid R FogelmanKeri L SchadlerRichard J SimpsonJason B FlemingJeffrey E LeeGauri R VaradhacharySunil K SahaiMatthew H G KatzPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
These findings suggest that it is feasible to target the entire preoperative course for exercise prescription. Although participants exceeded aerobic exercise recommendations on average, we observed low strengthening exercise adherence and wide variability in self-reported exercise and accelerometer physical activity variables. These findings suggest that additional support, including program adaptations, may be necessary to overcome barriers to exercise or improve motivation when prescribing exercise in this clinical scenario.