Exercise for Older Cancer Survivors: Dispelling the Myths and Creating Guidance

Name: Exercise for Older Cancer Survivors: Dispelling the Myths and Creating Guidance
Uploaded: 2026-04-09T19:23:29.914+00:00
Duration: 14 min 28 s
Description: For older adults who have survived cancer, exercise guidance is often constrained by over-cautiousness, limited age-specific evidence, and uncertainty…

For older adults who have survived cancer, exercise guidance is often constrained by over-cautiousness, limited age-specific evidence, and uncertainty about how to tailor programs to comorbidities and functional limitations. In this interview Dr. Kerri Winters-Stone, an Exercise Scientist and the Penny and Phil Knight endowed professor in Cancer Research Innovation at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), outlined why clinicians should treat exercise like a clinical intervention for older patients, how a multidisciplinary expert panel developed consensus recommendations, and what matters most: safety, functional independence, and quality of life.