Multidimensional exploration of exercise therapy from the perspective of gastrointestinal cancer prevention and treatment

Zhang Xikai; Wang Kaifeng

doi:10.16689/j.cnki.cn11-9349/r.2026.01.004

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Electronic Journal of Metabolism and Nutrition of Cancer ›› 2026, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (1) : 20-25. DOI: 10.16689/j.cnki.cn11-9349/r.2026.01.004

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Multidimensional exploration of exercise therapy from the perspective of gastrointestinal cancer prevention and treatment

¹Zhang Xikai, ^1,2Wang Kaifeng

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In recent years, malignant tumors have increasingly become a major public health problem endangering human life and health.Both the overall incidence and mortality of digestive tract tumors are in the forefront of the proportion of malignant tumors, which needs further attention. How to improve the survival time and quality of life of cancer patients is an urgent problem. In addition to surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and other means, the role of exercise therapy in the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors has received more and more attention. Previous studies have preliminarily revealed multiple possible biological mechanisms by which exercise affects gastrointestinal tumors. Exercise therapy can play an important role in the tertiary prevention of gastrointestinal tumors, which not only involves the primary prevention to reduce the incidence and the secondary prevention to increase the efficiency of adjuvant therapy, but also shows a significant effect in the tertiary prevention to reduce tumor recurrence and metastasis. When formulating exercise prescription, we should first carry out risk assessment, comprehensively consider the patients' nutritional status, physical fitness level, exercise risk assessment and the results of exercise ability test. The exercise prescription should cover aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and flexibility exercise, and carry out the corresponding exercise combination according to the results of comprehensive evaluation. After formulating exercise prescription, patients with gastrointestinal cancer need to implement exercise prescription under the supervision of relevant personnel, and pay attention to the individualization and timely adjustment of exercise prescription. At present, there are still many challenges in the implementation of the clinical transformation of exercise therapy. Developing unified exercise intervention standards and guidelines, helping patients make personalized exercise plans with the help of digital medical tools, and establishing a multidisciplinary collaboration model are some of the future development directions.We hope that through a series of multi-dimensional efforts, we can promote the implementation of exercise therapy in the whole process management of patients with gastrointestinal cancer, so that more patients can benefit.

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Digestive tract tumors / Exercise therapy / Mechanism / Prevention / Treatment / Rehabilitation / Evaluation / Exercise prescription

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Zhang Xikai, Wang Kaifeng. Multidimensional exploration of exercise therapy from the perspective of gastrointestinal cancer prevention and treatment[J]. Electronic Journal of Metabolism and Nutrition of Cancer. 2026, 13(1): 20-25 https://doi.org/10.16689/j.cnki.cn11-9349/r.2026.01.004

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