Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) Directed Physical Activity Enhancement for Colon Cancer Survivors
Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) Directed Physical Activity Enhancement for Colon Cancer Survivors
This study will develop and test the benefits of a new ICCS (Interactive Cancer Communication
 System), a mobile Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (Survivorship CHESS) in
 colon cancer survivors. Survivorship CHESS will provide information, tools, and a support
 system based on our previous work with FRESH START and CHESS, two highly successful
 interventions that have promoted lifestyle change among cancer patients and survivors.
 Survivorship CHESS will be designed to help subjects develop 1) competence in information
 gathering, decision-making, and behaviors they are trying to change, 2) social support
 systems to help deal with the cancer experience, and 3) autonomy that comes with regaining a
 sense of control over their lives; this in turn, will help them adopt or maintain healthy
 lifestyle behaviors and improve their quality of life.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Diagnosis of stage I-III loco-regional colon cancer within the previous 12 months with
 no evidence of recurrence or new cancers. Participants may be recruited at any time
 after the initial diagnosis (up to 12 months). Baseline data collection will occur no
 earlier than 6 weeks after completion of adjuvant treatment

 -  At least 21 years of age

 -  Able to speak and read English (educational attainment of at lease 6th grade)

 -  Engaged in physical activities less than 8 metabolic equivalent tasks (METs) per week

 -  Not Homeless

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Pre-existing medical condition(s) that preclude adherence to an unsupervised exercise
 program which includes subjects with severe orthopedic conditions or scheduled for a
 hip or knee replacement within six months; paralysis; end-stage renal disease;
 dementia; as well as subjects who have unstable angina or who have experienced a heart
 attack; congestive heart failure or pulmonary conditions that require oxygen or
 hospitalization within six months; or uncorrected vision or hearing problems or other
 ergonomic conditions that would preclude the use of the smart phone.