ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2013
Water versus land-based multimodal exercise program effects on body composition in breast cancer survivors: a controlled clinical trial.
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- Do Combined Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Programs Cause an Interference Effect in Women with Breast Cancer? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of healthy lifestyle interventions addressing quality of life of cancer survivors in the post treatment phase.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of exercise on the quality of life in breast cancer patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Pooled it
- Physical activity for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Home-based multidimensional survivorship programmes for breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Comparison of water- vs. land-based exercise for improving functional capacity and quality of life in patients living with and beyond breast cancer (the AQUA-FiT study): a randomized controlled trial.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Trial
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- Integral strategy to supportive care in breast cancer survivors through occupational therapy and a m-health system: design of a randomized clinical trial.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2016Trial
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- Can Resistance Training Prevent Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
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- The effect of therapeutic exercise in the prevention of lymphoedema secondary to breast cancer: a systematic review.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2023Review
- Multimodal physical exercise and functional rehabilitation program in oncological patients with asthenia. study protocol.BMC nursing · 2021Article
- Effect of Aqua Therapy Exercises on Postmastectomy Lymphedema: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of 12 weeks of water aerobics on body composition in those affected by breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
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Abstract
goals of workOur aim was to compare the effects of land versus water multimodal exercise programs on body composition and breast cancer-specific quality of life in breast cancer survivors. PATIENTS AND
methodsNinety-eight breast cancer survivors were assigned to three groups: control, land exercise, and water exercise. Both exercise groups participated in an 8-week multimodal program. Adiposity was measured by anthropometry (body mass index, waist circumference) and bioelectrical impedance (body fat and muscle lean body mass). Incidence of clinically significant secondary lymphedema was also assessed. Finally, specific quality of life was assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life BR-23. MAIN
resultsUsing ANCOVA, significant group × time interactions for body fat percentage (F = 3.376; P = 0.011) and lean body mass (F = 3.566; P = 0.008) were found. Breast cancer survivors in the land exercise group exhibited a greater decrease in percentage of body fat than those in the water exercise (P < 0.001) and control (P = 0.002) groups. The ANCOVA revealed a significant group × time interaction for waist circumference (F = 4.553; P = 0.002): breast cancer survivors in the control group showed a greater waist circumference when compared to water (P = 0.003) and land (P < 0.001) exercise groups. A significant group × time interaction was also found for breast symptoms (F = 9.048; P < 0.001): participants in the water exercise group experienced a greater decrease of breast symptoms than those in the land exercise (P < 0.01) and control (P < 0.05) groups.
conclusionLand exercise produced a greater decrease in body fat and an increase in lean body mass, whereas water exercise was better for improving breast symptoms.
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