With continuously improving treatments, nearly 90% of children diagnosed with cancer can now be cured. However, many survivors experience long-term health consequences related to cancer and its treatment, often affecting multiple organ systems and overall physical functioning. Reduced physical activity and impaired exercise capacity are common and may contribute to fatigue and reduced quality of life, but remain insufficiently understood in young survivors.
In this PhD, you will investigate physical activity patterns, exercise capacity, and determinants of physical limitation in children and adolescents after cancer. the project follows survivors from three Swiss university hospitals and combines accelerometry, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, functional assessments, and clinical and questionnaire data.
