Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

François Maltais

Publications

• Research Article
  Exercise-Based Rehabilitation for People with Lung Cancer
  Author(s): Valérie Coats, François Maltais, Lise Tremblay and Didier SaeyValérie Coats, François Maltais, Lise Tremblay and Didier Saey
  
  Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Patients living with lung cancer often experience severe physical and psychological symptoms including dyspnea, fatigue, anxiety, decreased exercise tolerance, muscle weakness and compromised health-related quality of life as a direct consequence of the disease or as an indirect consequence of the cancer therapy itself. As both screening and treatment modalities improve, the number of people living with a diagnosis of lung cancer is increasing. Consequently, management of cancer-related symptoms as well as improvement of overall quality of life and functional status become critical issues in lung cancer patients. Thus, during the last decade, a wide range of exercise prescriptions and training modalit.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000183

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