Exercise, Diet, and Weight Management During Cancer Treatment
Publication Date: May 16, 2022
Key Points
Key Points
- Oncology providers should recommend regular aerobic and resistance exercise during active treatment with curative intent and may recommend preoperative exercise for patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
- Neutropenic diets (specifically diets that exclude raw fruits and vegetables) are not recommended to prevent infection in cancer patients during active treatment.
- Evidence for other dietary and weight loss interventions during cancer treatment is very limited.
- The guideline discusses special considerations, such as exercise in individuals with advanced cancer, and highlights the critical need for more research in this area, particularly regarding diet and weight loss interventions during cancer treatment.
Treatment
Treatmen...
...xercise...
...dation 1.1Oncology providers should recommen...
...ommendation 1.2Oncology providers may recommend...
Diet
...endation 2.1There is currently insufficient...
...dation 2.2Neutropenic diets (specifically d...
...3There is currently insufficient evidence t...
...ieves that cancer clinical trials are...