This week's article details the objectives from ACSM’s "Moving Through Cancer" initiative's leadership team. They outline 5 priority areas: workforce enhancement, program development, research and evaluation, stakeholder awareness, empowerment and engagement; and policy, funding, and sustainability. Workforce enhancement is targeted at both current rehab curricula and continuing education opportunities with the goal of improving knowledge and compentency with exercise prescription when working with oncological patients. Program development centers on patient support and exercise programs, with the creation of a national directory of exercise programs for cancer patients (exerciseismedicine.org/movingthroughcancer). Research and evaluation is necessary to continue to define appropriate exercise and loading parameters to guide clinicians working in this setting. While it is great to know the "optimal" dosage, we must remember to treat the patient in front of us and optimally load for their context and needs. The authors primarily focus on the patient when describing stakeholder awareness, however stakeholders also include practicioners and patiet's families. There should be resources targeted at all these audiences to improve awareness of the importance of exercise in cancer prevention and healthy aging, and exercise as oncological treatment. Finally, the authors acknowledge the need for healthcare policy change to ensure optimal care for all oncological patients.

The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33090477/

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