Reach - Research In Exercise And Cancer Health

Patricia is a PhD researcher at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. Patricia is finishing up her dissertation, where she looked at a physical activity program to improve symptoms of cancer-related fatigue.   In this episode, we focus on cancer-related fatigue, what it is, how it’s different from regular tiredness and how it can affect different people. We chat about Patrica’s dissertation work and how physical activity can improve fatigue. We also chat about the state of cancer rehabilitation in Ireland and what services are out there for cancer patients/survivors.   You can find Patricia on twitter @FERNTRI or through email at patricia.sheehan@postgrad.wit.ie   You can also find the MedEx program in Waterford here: https://www.wit.ie/schools/health_sciences/medexwit.   Find me on twitter at @CiaranFairman or go to reachbeyondcancer.com to find out more about what we do.   This episode doesn’t have an intro, I came down with a devastating case of the man-flu over the weekend, so I’m not able to spea