ReviewGynecologic oncology2015
Epithelial ovarian cancer and recreational physical activity: A review of the epidemiological literature and implications for exercise prescription.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical activity, sedentary behavior and ovarian cancer risk in Asian populations: a scoping review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Association between physical activity and gynecological cancers: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Lifestyle intervention in ovarian cancer enhanced survival (LIVES) study (NRG/GOG0225): Recruitment, retention and baseline characteristics of a randomized trial of diet and physical activity in ovarian cancer survivors.Gynecologic oncology · 2023Trial
- Total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity across the adult life course and the risk of invasive ovarian cancer.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Global epidemiology of ovarian cancer: patterns, trends, and risk factors.Cancer biology & medicine · 2026Review
- Redefining Risk, Biomarkers, and Precision Therapy for Hereditary Ovarian Cancer: A Review.ACS omega · 2025Review
- Physical Activity During Adolescence and Early-adulthood and Ovarian Cancer Among Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.Cancer research communications · 2023Article
- The Influence of Therapeutic Exercise on Survival and the Quality of Life in Survivorship of Women with Ovarian Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Morphological parameters of ovarian masses and accuracy of the risk of malignancy index in diagnosing ovarian malignancy.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2022Article
- Exercise Interventions for Women with Ovarian Cancer: A Realist Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Prediagnosis and postdiagnosis leisure time physical activity and survival following diagnosis with ovarian cancer.International journal of cancer · 2021Article
- Cancer Cell Direct Bioprinting: A Focused Review.Micromachines · 2021Review
- Exercise and cancer: a position statement from the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2020Article
- Habitual recreational physical activity is associated with significantly improved survival in cancer patients: evidence from the Roswell Park Data Bank and BioRepository.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2019Article
- Recreational physical activity and survival in African-American women with ovarian cancer.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2018Article
- The association of lifetime physical inactivity with head and neck cancer: a hospital-based case-control analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017Article
- Ovarian cancer.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2016Review
- Socioeconomic Status in Relation to the Risk of Ovarian Cancer in African-American Women: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2016Article
- Impact of Physical Inactivity on Risk of Developing Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Case-Control Study.Journal of lower genital tract disease · 2016Article
- Chronic Recreational Physical Inactivity and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk: Evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2016Review
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Abstract
unlabelledDespite the publication of two dozen observational epidemiological studies investigating the association between recreational physical activity (RPA) and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk and survival over the past two decades, taken collectively, data from retrospective and prospective studies are mixed and remain inconclusive.
objectiveOur primary purpose was to conduct a careful review and summary of the epidemiological literature depicting the association between EOC and RPA in the framework of identifying factors which may be impeding our ability to observe consistent associations in the literature. Secondly, in the backdrop of the more broad scientific evidence regarding the benefits of RPA, we provide a summary of guidelines for practitioners to utilize in the context of exercise prescription for cancer patients, including a discussion of special considerations and contraindications to exercise which are unique to EOC patients and survivors.
methodsWe performed a comprehensive literature search via PubMed to identify epidemiologic investigations focused on the association between RPA and EOC. To be included in the review, studies had to assess RPA independently of occupational or household activities.
resultsIn total, 26 studies were identified for inclusion. Evidence of a protective effect of RPA relative to EOC risk is more consistent among-case control studies, with the majority of studies demonstrating significant risk reductions between 30 and 60% among the most active women. Among cohort studies, half yielded no significant associations, while the remaining studies provided mixed evidence of an association.
conclusionsGiven the limitations identified in the current body of literature, practitioners should not rely on inconclusive evidence to dissuade women from participating in moderate or vigorous RPA. Rather, emphasis should be placed on the greater body of scientific evidence which has demonstrated that RPA results in a plethora of health benefits that can be achieved in all populations, including those with cancer.
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