Exercise as Cardio-Oncology Therapy

We are joined today by the co-chairs of the IC-OS Exercise Working Group to discuss the role of exercise as a therapy for cardio-oncology patients. Dr. Erin Howden is the head of the Human Integrative Physiology Lab, co-lead of the Physical Activity Program at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne Australia. Dr. Scott Adams is an assistant Scientist at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and exercise lead at the Ted Rogers Cardiotoxicity Prevention Program in Toronto, Canada. In this episode a reference was made to the following article: Florez Bedoya CA, Cardoso ACF, Parker N, et al: Exercise during preoperative therapy increases tumor vascularity in pancreatic tumor patients. Scientific Reports 9:13966, 2019