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A Practical Approach to the Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer

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    Meeting vigorous intensity exercise guidelines equates to ≥3 sessions of vigorous intensity exercise/ week of ≥20 min in duration, the equivalent to ≥9 metabolic equivalents (MET) hours/week.

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