The multidisciplinary community of exercise oncology practice: current status and future directions

Exercise is recommended as a part of standard cancer care, based upon its favorable impact on treatment-related side effects and its association with better cancer outcomes. Fully incorporating exercise into oncology practice will require multidisciplinary efforts across oncology and exercise professionals. This article examines current patterns of exercise advice and prescription in oncology settings and highlights the roles of oncology clinicians, physiatrists, physical and occupational therapists, exercise physiologists and fitness trainers, and patient advocates in expanding exercise oncology across the cancer continuum. Future efforts to enhance provider education, expand community-based programs, establish referral pathways, and address policy challenges related to reimbursement will be needed to establish exercise as a universally accessible and effective component of oncology care.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
JNCI Monographs
Published
2025-08-19
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgaf023
Citations
2
Primary Topic
Cancer survivorship and care
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
2.09
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

The multidisciplinary community of exercise oncology practice: current status and future directions

Anna L. Schwartz, Jennifer A. Ligibel, Karen Y. Wonders, L Capozzi et al.
2 citations
JNCI Monographs
Cancer survivorship and care
2.09
article

The multidisciplinary community of exercise oncology practice: current status and future directions

Anna L. Schwartz, Jennifer A. Ligibel, Karen Y. Wonders, L Capozzi, Christine Cleary, Nancy Campbell, Allison Betof Warner, Kristin L. Campbell, Chao Cao
article en
2 citations

Abstract

Exercise is recommended as a part of standard cancer care, based upon its favorable impact on treatment-related side effects and its association with better cancer outcomes. Fully incorporating exercise into oncology practice will require multidisciplinary efforts across oncology and exercise professionals. This article examines current patterns of exercise advice and prescription in oncology settings and highlights the roles of oncology clinicians, physiatrists, physical and occupational therapists, exercise physiologists and fitness trainers, and patient advocates in expanding exercise oncology across the cancer continuum. Future efforts to enhance provider education, expand community-based programs, establish referral pathways, and address policy challenges related to reimbursement will be needed to establish exercise as a universally accessible and effective component of oncology care.

JNCI MonographsVol. 2025(71)
Nebraska Medical Center (US), Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (US), University of British Columbia (CA), University of Calgary (CA), Wright State University (US), Coleman University (US), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US), Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (US), Stanford Medicine (US), University of Nebraska Medical Center (US), Stanford University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 11%
Cancer survivorship and care
2.09
DOIOpen Access PDFOpenAlex
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.