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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Tai chi chuan exercise for patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Yuanqing Pan, Kehu Yang, Xiue Shi, Haiqian Liang, Fengwa Zhang, Qingfang Lv

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The effects of Tai Chi on quality of life of cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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  11. Physical activity for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  12. Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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  13. Qigong in cancer care: a systematic review and construct analysis of effective Qigong therapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuanqing PanInstitute of Medical Psychology, Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Kehu YangDean of Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Xiue ShiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gansu Rehabilitaition Center Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Haiqian LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Logistics University of CAPF, Tianjin 300162, China.
Fengwa ZhangThe Second Department of Gynaecology, Gansu Province People's Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Qingfang LvDepartment of Radiology, The Tumor Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China.
Gansu Provincial Hospital · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a form of aerobic exercise that may be an effective therapy for improving psychosomatic capacity among breast cancer survivors. This meta-analysis analyzed the available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of TCC in relieving treatment-related side effects and quality of life in women with breast cancer. Methods. RCTs were searched in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library through April 2014. Data were analyzed on pathology (pain, interleukin-6, and insulin-like growth factor 1), physical capacity (handgrip, limb physical fitness, and BMI), and well-being (physical, social, emotional, and general quality of life). Results. Nine RCTs, including a total of 322 breast cancer patients, were examined. Compared with control therapies, the pooled results suggested that TCC showed significant effects in improving handgrip dynamometer strength, limb elbow flexion (elbow extension, abduction, and horizontal adduction). No significant differences were observed in pain, interleukin-6, insulin-like growth factor, BMI, physical well-being, social or emotional well-being, or general health-related quality of life. Conclusion. The short-term effects of TCC may have potential benefits in upper limb functional mobility in patients with breast cancer. Additional randomized controlled trials with longer follow-up are needed to provide more reliable evidence.

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PMCPMC4352428
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