ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2013
Clinical review of physical activity and functional considerations in head and neck cancer patients.
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- Interventions for Trismus in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- Prophylactic exercises among head and neck cancer patients during and after swallowing sparing intensity modulated radiation: adherence and exercise performance levels of a 12-week guided home-based program.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017Trial
- Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in patients with oral cancer during surgical hospitalization: insights from a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Wearable Technologies in Head and Neck Oncology: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
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- Longitudinal associations among physical activity, inflammatory markers, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer.Head & neck · 2023Observational
- Feasibility of a supervised and home-based tailored exercise intervention in head and neck cancer patients during chemoradiotherapy.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
- Head and neck cancer survivors' pain in France: the VICAN study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- Physical activity and fitness in survivors of head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Demographic, clinical, lifestyle-related, and social-cognitive correlates of physical activity in head and neck cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
- Maintaining physical activity during head and neck cancer treatment: Results of a pilot controlled trial.Head & neck · 2016Article
- Informational and Support Needs of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Current Status and Emerging Issues.Cancers of the head & neck · 2016Article
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Abstract
Patients facing head and neck cancer treatment are profoundly vulnerable to physiologic and functional disability. Exercise and nutrition have been shown to have many benefits in cancer patients, but much of this work has been performed in groups of breast, colon, and prostate cancer patients. Limited data exists regarding the role of exercise and nutrition in the management of head and neck cancer patients given their unique set of challenges relating to the cancer as well as its treatment. In this paper, we review the existing literature about general or recreational physical exercise as well as nutrition in this patient population as it pertains to lean muscle body composition, functional well-being, and overall quality of life.
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