Exercise Across the Cancer Continuum

PROGRAM CE27 • RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2011 • EXPIRATION DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2012
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE: 1.0 HOUR • COMPLETE THE POSTTEST AT WWW.THEONCOLOGYNURSE.COM

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STATEMENT OF NEED

Mounting evidence continues to underscore the importance of exercise during and after cancer treatment as a way to promote quality of life, improve function, and potentially reduce comorbidities. In the past 2 decades, it has become increasingly clear that exercise also plays a vital role in cancer prevention and control. Exercise may decrease the risk of many cancers; extend survival for breast and colon cancer survivors; and prevent, attenuate, treat, or rehabilitate many of the psychological and physiological challenges faced by survivors. Because many oncology nurses practice in a location that lacks formal oncology rehabilitation services, they may be the primary providers for exercise prescription. For these situations, nurses can introduce early exercise intervention and help patients’ exercise regimens progress as they traverse along the cancer continuum.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, and other interested healthcare professionals, especially those caring for cancer patients

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this activity, the reader should be able to:

• Discuss the role of exercise throughout the phases along the cancer continuum
• Prepare an exercise prescription that meets individual patient needs and limitations.

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION ACCREDITATION AND CONTACT HOURS STATEMENT

Science Care is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number 15559, for 1.0 Contact hour.

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

1. Read the article in its entirety
2. Select “Click here to complete the posttest and obtain a CE certificate online”
3. Complete and submit the CE posttest and CE Activity Evaluation
4. Print your Certificate of Credit This activity is provided free of charge to participants

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FACULTY DISClOSURES

As a provider accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Science Care must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its activities. All course directors, faculty, planners, and any other individual in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. Science Care must determine if the faculty’s relationships may influence the educational content with regard to exposition or conclusion and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity.

Disclosures are as follows:

• Mary Calys, DPT, PT, MS, BSW, has nothing to disclose.
• Dawn Lagrosa has nothing to disclose.
• Kristen Olafson has nothing to disclose.
• Kristin Siyahian has nothing to disclose.
• Lisa VanHoose, PhD, PT, CLT-LANA, WCC, has nothing to disclose. The staff of Science Care have nothing to disclose.

DISClAIMER
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors, and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Science Care or Green Hill Healthcare Communications, LLC.

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