Australia’s first review of cancer rehabilitation services has found that just one in 200 patients have access to exercise services that could aid their recovery.
This is despite the fact that exercise and rehabilitation can aid recovery, even during intensive treatment.
The study, led by La Trobe University, examined 31 hospital-based cancer rehabilitation services. The researchers are now urging health providers to boost rehabilitation programs and make them standard in cancer care.
Lead researcher and PhD student Amy Dennett said there were few rehabilitation services for cancer survivors in Australia compared with those available to people with other chronic diseases.
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