Physical Activity Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivors

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis and treatment at MSKCC of primary NSCLC; and/or pulmonary carcinoid;
• At least one year post thoracic surgical resection;
• Have no evidence of NSCLC or any other cancer at the time of study enrollment and not receiving any cancer treatment;
• Currently sedentary or insufficiently active, defined by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as less than a total of 150 minutes of at least moderate intensity PA per week;
• Able to complete a six-minute walk test (6MWT);
• Able to provide informed consent.

FOCUS GROUP ONLY:

• Completed the Physical Activity program offered through this study (08067);

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of one of the following medical factors at screening:

• regular use of an ambulatory aid (cane or walker);
• resting oxygen saturation less than 88%;
• inability to walk due to severe arthritis or other musculoskeletal problems;
• a diagnosis of unstable angina in the previous 6 weeks;
• a heart attack, angioplasty or heart surgery in the previous 3 months;
• current heart rate <50 or >120 at rest; current uncontrolled hypertension;
• current significant valvular heart disease or decompensated congestive heart failure and
• patient reported pain of any origin that would preclude participation in the proposed PA intervention
• Evidence of significant medical cognitive or psychiatric disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude participation in the intervention
• Self-reporting of greater than 60 minutes of vigorous activity per week or 150 minutes of moderate intensity PA per week.
• Patient resides at more than two hours travel distance from the Center
• Insufficient English fluency to complete evaluation tools.