Cancer
Physiotherapists have strong knowledge and skills to deal with many of the functional problems that result from cancer treatment.
Rehabilitation services, including physiotherapy, should be integrated at the point of diagnosis to assess an individual's baseline functional performance status and inform the cancer care plan.
Physiotherapy has an important role in cancer care in all it's stages:
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Prevention
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Prehabilitation
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Cancer treatment
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Rehabilitation
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After cancer
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Advanced cancer
Read our position paper to know more about the role of physiotherapy in cancer care.
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The Europe Region of World Physiotherapy collaborates with the European Cancer Organisation and it is active in the following Focused Topic Networks:
This allows us to represent the role of oncological physiotherapy at European level and to collaborate with other health associations and organisations.
Find more information on the European Cancer Organisation here.