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Prospective evaluation of physical rehabilitation needs in breast cancer survivors
Author(s) -
Schmitz Kathryn H.,
Stout Nicole L.,
Andrews Kimberly,
Binkley Jill M.,
Smith Robert A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.27471
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , survivorship curve , breast cancer , physical therapy , psychological intervention , prospective cohort study , cancer , gerontology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , nursing , surgery
The authors report on a February 2011 roundtable meeting and introduce a series of articles addressing a prospective evaluation approach for the physical rehabilitation of breast cancer survivors. They issue a call to action to include rehabilitation assessment, rehabilitation interventions, and exercise in survivorship care.