The multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach and quality of care

M Taberna, F Gil Moncayo, E Jané-Salas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The core function of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) is to bring together a group of healthcare
professionals from different fields in order to determine patients' treatment plan. Most of head …

Which exercise prescriptions improve quality of life and physical function in patients with cancer during and following treatment? A systematic review and meta …

MG Sweegers, TM Altenburg, MJ Chinapaw… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Certain exercise prescriptions for patients with cancer may improve self-reported
quality of life (QoL) and self-reported physical function (PF). We investigated the effects of …

Physical function endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 1 of the cachexia endpoints series

J McDonald, J Sayers, SD Anker… - Journal of cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In cancer cachexia trials, measures of physical function are commonly used as endpoints.
For drug trials to obtain regulatory approval, efficacy in physical function endpoints may be …

Physical activity

LQ Rogers, SJ Carter, G Williams… - Handbook of Cancer …, 2018 - Springer
Physical activity plays an important role in improving and maintaining the health and well-
being of the cancer survivor. However, the physical and psychological impact of the cancer …

Head and neck cancer survivorship: learning the needs, meeting the needs

J Ringash, LJ Bernstein, G Devins, C Dunphy… - Seminars in radiation …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancers of the head and neck and the treatments required to control them frequently result
in serious and persistent impairments that can affect participation and quality of life …

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults

AJ Grande, V Silva, LS Neto… - Cochrane database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterised by an ongoing loss
of skeletal muscle mass, with or without a loss of fat mass, leading to progressive functional …

Nutritional and exercise interventions in cancer-related cachexia: an extensive narrative review

VJ Clemente-Suárez, L Redondo-Flórez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the common traits found in cancer patients is malnutrition and cachexia, which affects
between 25% to 60% of the patients, depending on the type of cancer, diagnosis, and …

Attention to principles of exercise training: an updated systematic review of randomized controlled trials in cancers other than breast and prostate

KA Bland, SE Neil-Sztramko, K Zadravec, ME Medysky… - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background The primary objective of this systematic review was to update our previous
review on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of exercise in cancers other than breast or …

Muscle hypertrophy in cancer patients and survivors via strength training. A meta-analysis and meta-regression

M Koeppel, K Mathis, KH Schmitz… - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Muscle wasting has a negative effect on treatment toxicity and cancer
prognosis. Resistance training appears to be a promising approach to counteract the loss of …

Exercise medicine for cancer cachexia: Targeted exercise to counteract mechanisms and treatment side effects

G Mavropalias, M Sim, DR Taaffe, DA Galvão… - Journal of Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Cancer-induced muscle wasting (ie, cancer cachexia, CC) is a common and
devastating syndrome that results in the death of more than 1 in 5 patients. Although …