International Conference on Physical Therapy in Oncology

Physical therapists play a pivotal role in helping patients cope with side- and long-term effects of cancer and cancer treatment such as fatigue, deconditioning, musculoskeletal impairments and lymphedema. The overall theme for the meeting is ‘When Research meets Clinical Practice’. Denmark has a reputation for implementing research into daily practice. Also ‘FC Prostate’ – men with prostate cancer playing soccer – has been implemented in eight soccer clubs around the country and ‘ .. continue reading EXHALE’ – exercise for patients with advanced lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy – is offered in the region of Copenhagen. Furthermore, as all patients with cancer by law are entitled to receive rehabilitation, all municipalities in Denmark offer cancer rehabilitation. As such this meeting will be a great venue to network with physical therapists from all over the world that provide cancer rehabilitation every day. The meeting will contain plenary sessions regarding the role of physical therapy in oncology, and workshops focusing on the management of musculoskeletal sequelae to cancer treatment, exercise interventions aimed at reducing side- and long-term effects, and aspects of exercise physiology in cancer.