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This episode explores how exercise can aid in recovery during chemotherapy and improve the quality of life for cancer survivors.

Send us Fan Mail Could exercise be just what the doctor ordered for recovery during chemotherapy? In this episode of “The UMB Pulse,” explore this novel approach to cancer recovery with Ian Kleckner, PhD, MPH, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and director of the SYNAPSE Center. Kleckner shares how exercise can alleviate symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and improve the quality of life for cancer survivors. Through his research, Kleckner ...

People in this episode

Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore

Guest: Ian Kleckner

Topics covered

• cancer recovery
• exercise
• chemotherapy
• quality of life
• neuropathy

Keywords

• exercise
• cancer
• chemotherapy
• recovery
• neuropathy
• quality of life
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Maryland School of Nursing, SYNAPSE Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore

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