American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors
- Study type
- Clinical guideline
- Study name
- ACS Nutrition and Physical Activity Guideline for Cancer Survivors 2022
- Design
- Evidence-based clinical guideline (systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, pooled analyses of cohort studies and large randomised trials published since 2012)
- Source
- CA A Cancer J Clinicians · 2022
In plain words
Today many people with cancer survive, and the question is how diet, physical activity and weight affect the chance of the disease coming back and how long people live. In this guide, the American Cancer Society, based on published research, gives advice on weight, physical activity, nutrition and alcohol for cancer survivors. The guide is written for patients, families and healthcare teams. For advice that fits your own situation, talk to your doctor or dietitian.
Key points
Study population
The audience of this guideline is healthcare providers who care for cancer survivors, as well as cancer survivors themselves and their families. The abstract does not state specific inclusion criteria for patients.
Endpoints
The aim of the guideline is to provide evidence-based, cancer-specific recommendations on anthropometric measures, physical activity, diet and alcohol use to reduce recurrence and lower cancer-specific and all-cause mortality.
Safety and side effects
The abstract gives no information on adverse effects or safety.
Clinical significance and place in guidelines
This guideline gives care providers an evidence-based framework for nutrition and physical activity counselling of cancer survivors and can inform American Cancer Society programmes and policy. The abstract contains no numerical or specific recommendations; for details of the recommendations and level of evidence, the full text should be consulted. Its adoption in other bodies' guidelines is not stated in this record and should be checked separately.
Limitations
The abstract states that part of the evidence on the effect of diet, physical activity and obesity on recurrence and survival comes from laboratory and observational studies. Recommendations for the treatment period are based on current practice and reviews by specialist bodies. Other limitations are not stated in the abstract and should be checked in the full text.
This summary was prepared by the editorial team from the published paper; the original paper is the final reference. Read the original abstract on PubMed.