TY - JOUR T1 - Physical activity during childhood cancer treatment: survivors want it, parents want it, peers can facilitate it JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2022-103634 SP - ebnurs-2022-103634 AU - David Mizrahi AU - Alexandra Martiniuk Y1 - 2022/11/17 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2022/11/17/ebnurs-2022-103634.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Petersen NN, Larsen HB, Pouplier A, Schmidt-Andersen P, Thorsteinsson T, Schmiegelow K, Fridh MK. Childhood cancer survivors' and their parents' experiences with participation in a physical and social intervention during cancer treatment: A RESPECT study. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Aug 8. doi: 10.1111/jan.15381. Epub 2022 Aug 8.Parents may not prioritise physical activity during hospitalisation for childhood cancer, however, when children receive exercise guidance and social support, parents will more likely encourage their child to be active post-treatment.Future research should seek to understand effective ways to implement exercise interventions that include peer support for this population.Survival rates for childhood cancer are increasing, however, the cost of cure is high with most survivors at-risk for developing comorbidities.1 To combat this, the ‘exercise oncology’ evidence base is rapidly growing. Adult cancers have prescriptive guidelines endorsing … ER -