Physical activity can support people with cancer. Sofia Franco explores its benefits, precautions and how to adapt exercise to individual needs
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
EP21 - Let’s SPIC About… Exercise and Cancer with Sofia Franco
The latest episode of the Let’s SPIC About… podcast explores the relationship between cancer and physical activity, examining how exercise can be incorporated into the lives of people with cancer and help manage the side effects associated with treatment.
Featuring Sofia Franco, a lecturer at Lusófona University and a researcher specialising in physical activity and health, the episode highlights how exercise can be undertaken at different stages of cancer treatment, provided it is adapted to each person's condition, needs and stage of treatment.
The conversation also addresses precautions to take when exercising, warning signs to look out for and the importance of personalised exercise programmes. Particular attention is given to research involving women who have survived breast cancer, in which tailored exercise programmes have shown improvements in muscle strength, quality of life, joint and muscle pain, and psychological well-being.
Coverage
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Editing
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Article
Filipa Cavém
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