Physical activity barriers, preferences, and beliefs in childhood cancer patients.

Purpose: Childhood cancer patients report low physical activity levels despite the risk for long-term complications that may benefit from exercise. Research is lacking regarding exercise barriers, preferences, and beliefs among patients (1) on- and off-therapy and (2) across the age spectrum.

Methods: Cross-sectional study in the Yale Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic (October 2013-October 2014).

A home-based physical activity intervention using activity trackers in survivors of childhood cancer: A pilot study.

Background: Over 70% of childhood cancer survivors develop late complications from therapy, many of which can be mitigated by physical activity. Survivors engage in exercise at similar or lower rates than their sedentary healthy peers. We piloted a novel home-based exercise intervention with a motivational activity tracker.