A Comprehensive Breast Cancer Prehabilitation Program: Bridging the Gap Between Rehabilitation and Supportive Oncology-Session Presentation

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The video begins with a speaker introducing herself as Dr. Diana Cardenas, president of the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehab. She discusses their new initiative on cancer rehab and encourages donations for cancer rehab research. The next speaker, Christina Klein-Caros, gives a presentation on a comprehensive breast cancer prehabilitation program. She discusses the benefits and role of prehabilitation for individuals with breast cancer and focuses on shoulder function, upper mobility, and exercise counseling. She explains that prehabilitation can be integrated into the oncology care continuum to maintain and restore function, reduce symptom burden, and improve quality of life. The speaker then highlights breast cancer statistics and the need for prehabilitation in this patient population. She emphasizes the numerous functional impairments that breast cancer patients may experience and how addressing these impairments can improve their quality of life. The next speaker, Kat Power, discusses lymphedema and various methods for its assessment and management. She explains the importance of screening for lymphedema and the advantages and disadvantages of different assessment methods. She also discusses the use of compression garments and exercise in managing lymphedema. The final speaker, whose name is not mentioned, discusses the use of acupuncture and medical cannabis in prehabilitation and supportive oncology. She explains the potential benefits of acupuncture in managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and neuropathy symptoms. She also discusses the use of medical cannabis in managing these symptoms. The speaker emphasizes the importance of offering supportive oncology practices as part of a comprehensive prehabilitation program to improve the quality of life for cancer patients. The video concludes with a question and answer session.

Keywords

cancer rehab

donations

breast cancer prehabilitation

shoulder function

upper mobility

exercise counseling

lymphedema assessment

lymphedema management

acupuncture

medical cannabis

supportive oncology