Updates on Oncology Rehabilitation

Dear Colleagues,

Patients being treated for cancer may present significant changes in body structures and functions, which could impact functional outcomes regarding activities and participation in some domains belonging to the biopsychosocial model of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health developed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

There is a risk of permanent or temporary disability, derived both from the behavior of the disease and the impact of the treatments necessary for the control of the disease. Rehabilitation is essential in cancer survivorship care, fortunately with increasing numbers of surviving. Therefore, interventions are needed to minimize the side effects of cancer treatments (lymphedema, fatigue, pain), preventing secondary comorbidities (cardiovascular diseases), recurrences, or the abandonment of treatments. It is essential to increase the awareness of the need for oncology rehabilitation. A  concerted effort is essential to ensure the provision of appropriate rehabilitation interventions for survivors.

Oncological rehabilitation is essential in the comprehensive care of people with cancer to reduce possible physical, psychological, and social consequences; to ease the pain; and to encourage their participation in self-care activities, work activities, social interactions, and ultimately live with dignity, with an optimal quality of life in terms of health, allowing an occupational performance that is as similar to that of the premorbid.

In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: multidisciplinary oncological rehabilitation, both before, during, and after oncological treatments; rehabilitation treatments to prevent fatigue, pain, lymphedema, and musculoskeletal problems in patients with cancer; rehabilitation treatments to improve occupational performances in patients with cancer; reviews of evidence of treatment rehabilitation in oncology; physical activity and cancer; oncological telerehabilitation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Bárbara Oliván Blazquez
Dr. María Nieves Muñoz-Alcaraz
Prof. Dr. Josefa González Santos
Guest Editors

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• oncology
• cancer
• rehabilitation
• physical therapy
• occupational therapy
• physical activity
• quality of life related to health