The EON monthly newsletter includes upcoming webinars, updates on exercise oncology/oncology nutrition-related events, publications, and resources. This information is also available on the EON Network webpage. Past newsletters are archived here. General EON Network resources are listed here.

Jessica Scott, PhD

Wednesday, April 10, 2-3 PM ET

Optimizing Monitoring and Reporting of Exercise Training Dose, Adherence, and Safety

The webinar will discuss a number of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of exercise training in cancer survivors has increased substantially over the past decade; however, findings from systematic reviews indicate few trials report prescribed and completed exercise training regimens. This presentation will outline methods to optimize monitoring and reporting aerobic and resistance training dose, adherence, and adverse events.

All previous webinar session records are available on the EON Website on the EON Network Past Webinars webpage. 

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) Conference

International Society of Exercise Oncology (ISEO) at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Meeting

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Annual Meeting

American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Conference

The American Cancer Society has released a new RFA, the HEALED Gold Medal initiative, to support research that seeks to better understand the effects of mind-body-spirit wellness, increase adoption of healthy behaviors, and more effectively implement well-being interventions for cancer survivors (defined from the date of diagnosis through the end of life). 

This RFA supports Research Scholar Grants ($215k/yr direct costs for 4 years), as well as mentored grants (Postdoctoral Fellowships and Clinician Scientist Development). RSG applicants for the HEALED Gold Medal initiative may be at any stage of career.

Caan BJ, Brown JC, Lee C, Binder AM, Weltzien E, Ross MC, Quesenberry CP, Campbell KL, Cespedes Feliciano EM, Castillo A, Quinney S, Yang S, Meyerhardt JA, Schmitz KH. Effect of home-based resistance training on chemotherapy relative dose intensity and tolerability in colon cancer: The FORCE randomized control trial. Cancer 2024 Jan. PMID: 38265970. Read here.

Rasschaert M, Vandecandelaere P, Marechal S, D'hondt R, Vulsteke C, Mailleux M, De Roock W, Van Erps J, Himpe U, De Man M, Mertens G, Ysebaert D. Malnutrition prevalence in cancer patients in Belgium: The ONCOCARE study. Support Care Cancer 2024;32(2):135. PMID: 38280135. Read here.

Western B, Ivarsson A, Vistad I, Demmelmaier I, Aaronson NK, Radcliffe G, van Beurden M, Bohus M, Courneya KS, Daley AJ, Galvão DA, Garrod R, Goedendorp MM, Griffith KA, van Harten WH, Hayes SC, Herrero-Roman F, Hiensch AE, Irwin ML, James E, Kenkhuis MF, Kersten MJ, Knoop H, Lucia A, May AM, McConnachie A, van Mechelen W, Mutrie N, Newton RU, Nollet F, Oldenburg HS, Plotnikoff R, Schmidt ME, Schmitz KH, Schulz KH, Short CE, Sonke GS, Steindorf K, Stuiver MM, Taaffe DR, Thorsen L, Velthuis MJ, Wenzel J, Winters-Stone KM, Wiskemann J, Berntsen S, Buffart LM. Dropout from exercise trials among cancer survivors-An individual patient data meta-analysis from the POLARIS study. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2024 Feb;34(2):e14575. PMID: 38339809. Read here.

Kok A, Passchier E, May AM, Jager-Wittenaar H, Veenhof C, de Bree R, Stuiver MM, Speksnijder CM. Expectations and experiences of participating in a supervised and home-based physical exercise intervention in patients with head and neck cancer during chemoradiotherapy: a qualitative study. Curr Oncol. 2024 Feb 4;31(2):885-899. PMID: 38392060. Read here.

Naaktgeboren WR, Koevoets EW, Stuiver MM, van Harten WH, Aaronson NK, van der Wall E, Velthuis M, Sonke G, Schagen SB, Groen WG, May AM. Effects of physical exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer on long-term tested and perceived cognition: results of a pragmatic follow-up study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Jan 29. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38285111. Read here.

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