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The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences among the hospi-talized cancer patients on their perception of exercise and physical ac-tivity constraints based on their medical history. The study used ques-tionnaire survey as measurement tool for 194 cancer patients (male or female, aged 20 or older) living in Seoul metropolitan area (Seoul, Gyeo-nggi, Incheon). The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis t-test, and one-way distribution using statistical program SPSS 18.0. The following re-sults were obtained. First, there was no statistically significant differ-ence between cancer stage and exercise recognition/physical activity constraint. Second, there was a significant difference between cancer stage and sociocultural constraint/facility constraint/program con-straint. Third, there was a significant difference between cancer opera-tion history and physical/socio-cultural/facility/program constraint. Fourth, there was a significant difference between cancer operation history and negative perception/facility/program constraint. Fifth, there was a significant difference between ancillary cancer treatment meth-od and negative perception/facility/program constraint. Sixth, there was a significant difference between hospitalization period and positive per-ception/negative perception/physical constraint/cognitive constraint. In conclusion, this study will provide information necessary to create pa-tient-centered healthcare service system by analyzing exercise recog-nition of hospitalized cancer patients based on their medical history and to investigate the constraint factors that prevents patients from actually making efforts to exercise.