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World J Clin Oncol. Aug 10, 2014; 5(3): 554-559
Published online Aug 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i3.554
Published online Aug 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i3.554
Is exercise ignored in palliative cancer patients?
Sibel Eyigor, Sedef Akdeniz, Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine Physical Therapy, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Author contributions: The authors contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Sibel Eyigor, MD, Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine Physical Therapy, Ege University, Erzene Mh., 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. eyigor@hotmail.com
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Received: February 13, 2014
Revised: March 17, 2014
Accepted: May 31, 2014
Published online: August 10, 2014
Revised: March 17, 2014
Accepted: May 31, 2014
Published online: August 10, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Although cancer patients are in great need of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, this is often ignored by health professionals. For this reason, the role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation during palliative care in cancer patients is limited in both clinical practice and literature. Exercise in palliative care should definitely be considered since it is easily administered and safe and is beneficial for the patient.