Patients who love to exercise now but now facing time of recovery after cancer treatment and also are still not sure whether they can do some excercises or not. For that reason, today answers to all question are given by our specilazed oncologist, Dr. wichai arpornwirat from Cancer Center Phyathai 2 Hospital; this could be a guideline especially for those who loves exercise to prepare themselves.
“The position of cancer” an important factor for patients who want to exercise
For patients who receive chemotherapy and will to excercise are definitely be able to do it as usual however, what concerns the most is where the cancer is located in the body may affect ability during a workout for example if patient has lung cancer and recently done with procedure certain excercise may harm the lung therefore choosing a n appropriate type of excercise is considered based on condition individually.
Another example is patients with bone cancer since it could be harmed easily due to the weakness of the bone therefore only light exercise with no use of force and attacking will be good for a condition.
Moreover, if the position of cancer is not in a position that affects the body during exercise intensively for example bowel, skin or lymph as well as other parts. Once the treatment is finished, people can go back to their workout routine one of the cases in the past is one bowel cancer patients who received the treatment and after that, they return to exercise which is a marathon running.
Stop exercising! if you are in the process of radiation therapy
For cancer patients who are having the radiotherapy, even cancer does not harm the organs it is still important to not do the exercise including activities that cause sweating; that is because during the sweating makes the skin area that exposed by the radiation turns to abrasion, therefore, it is vital to wait until the process is completed and the skin turns back to normal condition.
Most patients can exercise after radiotherapy program 2 – 3 months approximately or patients may follow advice from a doctor who tells them when it is time to return to the exercise and what type of the exercise is appropriate for their conditions.
