# Cancer and physical activity: facilitating counseling

## TL;DR

This paper discusses how healthcare professionals struggle to advise cancer survivors on physical activity and suggests ways to improve this guidance.

## Contribution

The paper highlights the lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals and proposes solutions to better support cancer survivors in following exercise guidelines.

## Key findings

- Only 27.6% of cancer survivors meet physical activity guidelines.
- Healthcare professionals face challenges in prescribing exercise due to limited knowledge.
- Potential solutions are proposed to help HCPs better counsel cancer survivors on physical activity.

## Abstract

Recent studies suggest that only 27.6% of cancer survivors meet PA guidelines. This could partially be attributed to the limited knowledge reported by healthcare professionals (HCP) regarding the appropriate timing, methodology, and suitability of referring cancer survivors to exercise programs or professionals. In this commentary, we aim to acknowledge the challenges that HCP may face in prescribing exercise and propose potential solutions to facilitate their efforts in this regard.