SynthesisCurrent oncology reports2016
The Independent Effects of Strength Training in Cancer Survivors: a Systematic Review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Updated systematic review and meta-analysis: taking the next step in physical activity behavioral interventions for post-treatment breast cancer survivors.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Pooled it
- Resistance training for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Community-based exercise programs and cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Cancer survivors' interests and preferences for muscle-strengthening activity interventions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Effects of Multicomponent Versus Aerobic Training on Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Psychological Health, and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: A 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of isometric muscle training combined with manual lymphatic drainage on secondary lower extremity lymphedema following gynecologic cancer surgery.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Humanistic Health Management and Cancer: Associations of Psychology, Nutrition, and Exercise with Cancer Progression and Pathogenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Promotion of Muscle-Strengthening Activity Among Latina and Black/African American Women: A Review of Literature.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Review
- Reliability of dynamic and isometric upper muscle strength testing in breast cancer survivors.PeerJ · 2024Article
- Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management?Journal of sport and health science · 2023Review
- Feasibility of home-based exercise training in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2023Article
- A nationally representative study of aerobic activity and strength training in older cancer survivors and their psychological distress and sleep difficulties.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Impact of community-based exercise on fatigue in early breast cancer survivors: identifying potential determinants of change.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Article
- Exercise-Based Interventions to Counteract Skeletal Muscle Mass Loss in People with Cancer: Can We Overcome the Odds?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
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- Body composition, physical function and quality of life in healthy men and across different stages of prostate cancer.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2021Article
- Targeting cancer via ribosome biogenesis: the cachexia perspective.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2021Review
- Does exercise attenuate age- and disease-associated dysfunction in unconventional T cells? Shining a light on overlooked cells in exercise immunology.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Review
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- Cardiovascular Consequences of Skeletal Muscle Impairments in Breast Cancer.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Cancer treatment is associated with adverse changes in strength, body composition, physical function, and quality of life. Exercise training reduces cancer incidence and mortality rates and may offset some of the treatment-related effects. To determine the independent effects of strength training (ST) on the effects of cancer treatment, an initial search was performed in March and then updated in November 2015. Additional articles were identified by scanning references from relevant articles. Studies using traditional ST on strength, body composition, aerobic capacity, functional assessments, and psychosocial parameters were included. Excluded studies had no objective strength measurement or combined ST with additional exercise. Mean and standard deviations from 39 studies across seven cancer types were extracted for main outcomes. ST-induced change scores with 95% confidence intervals were calculated and were evaluated with paired t tests, where appropriate. Twenty to fifty percent improvements in maximal strength were observed, indicating that the ST programs were effective. Physical function was also enhanced (7-38%), although gains were less consistent. Body composition and psychosocial changes were rare, with only a few changes in selected cancer types. As such, ST appears to promote benefits that may be specific to cancer types. Strength was the only consistent outcome that improved in all cancer survivors. However, these gains in strength are still of tremendous importance, given its impact on functionality and quality of life. Several practical considerations for exercise testing, training, and data reporting are presented for consideration to improve the overall depth of the field.
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