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Editorial Comment
[Landspitali - National University Hospital during an epidemic].
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Five-year survival of people diagnosed with cancer has increased in past decades. Knowledge of the long-term effects of cancer treatment on fitness, body composition and health related quality of life (HR-QoL) is important for cancer patients. The study aimed to evaluate body composition, HR-QoL and personality D of people post cancer treatment in the last 10 years; and to observe whether fitness was correlated with body composition and HR-QoL amongst them. ⋯ Cancer survivor's body composition is generally not at its best. It is important that people diagnosed with cancer are informed on the importance of healthy body composition. Fitness is an indicator for HR-QoL and body composition of cancer survivors.