Physical activity and pain in people with and without cancer

Background Performing physical activity may provide analgesic benefit, although this effect is more established for noncancer pain rather than cancer pain. The relationship between physical activity and pain outcomes in adults with and without a history of cancer was examined. Methods Totals of 51,4...

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Published in:Cancer 2024-06, Vol.130 (11), p.2042-2050
Main Authors: Swain, Christopher T. V., Masters, Matthew, Lynch, Brigid M., Patel, Alpa V., Rees‐Punia, Erika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Analgesics
Cancer
Exercise
neoplasm
Pain
Physical activity
prospective studies
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Summary:Background Performing physical activity may provide analgesic benefit, although this effect is more established for noncancer pain rather than cancer pain. The relationship between physical activity and pain outcomes in adults with and without a history of cancer was examined. Methods Totals of 51,439 adults without a cancer history and 10,651 adults with a cancer history from the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort were included. Exposures included self‐reported moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as well as 2‐year change in MVPA. Pain outcomes included pain intensity (primary outcome) and analgesic use (secondary outcome). Results MVPA was inversely associated with pain intensity for adults with (odds ratio [OR], 0.84 [≥15 metabolic equivalent of task (MET) h/week vs. 
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.35208