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SynthesisMedicine2020

The effects of physical activity on physiological markers in breast cancer survivors: A meta-analysis.

Xin-Yao Kang, Qun-Ying Xu, Ze Yu, Shu-Fang Han, Yu-Fang Zhu, Xin Lv

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with accelerometer-measured physical activity levels in breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  7. The Combined Clinical Diagnosis of TNF-Journal of oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xin-Yao KangFourth Wards of General Surgery, Shengzhou People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Shengzhou Branch, Zhejiang.
Qun-Ying XuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Fuyang Hangzhou.
Ze YuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, People's Hospital of Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Shu-Fang HanFourth Wards of General Surgery, Shengzhou People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Shengzhou Branch, Zhejiang.
Yu-Fang ZhuFourth Wards of General Surgery, Shengzhou People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Shengzhou Branch, Zhejiang.
Xin LvFourth Wards of General Surgery, Shengzhou People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Shengzhou Branch, Zhejiang.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo systematically evaluate the effects of physical activity on physiological markers in breast cancer survivors.

methodsA systematic search of the PubMed, Wed of Science, Medline, CNKI and Wanfang Database was performed to identify eligible randomized controlled trials to explore physical activity on physiological markers in breast cancer survivors. STATA version 13.0 (Stata Corp LP, College Station, TX) was used for all statistical analyses.

resultsA total of 11 articles with 941 cases were eligible in this meta-analysis. The results of the meta-analysis showed that physical activity could decrease the levels of insulin (SMD = -1.90, 95%CI: -3.2 to -0.60; I = 92.3%, P < .001), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) (WMD = -4.67, 95%CI: -23.14 to 13.79; I = 96.2%, P < .001), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) (WMD = -20.09, 95%CI: -47.15 to 6.97; I = 93.3%, P < .001). However, compared with the control group, there was not the significant change of insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-II), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), leptin, adiponectin, glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-ɑ) levels after the intervention.

conclusionsPhysical activity could improve the insulin function that might be associated with decreasing the levels of IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and insulin in breast cancer survivors.

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AdultBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsExerciseFemaleHumansInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3BiomarkersIGFBP1 protein, humanIGFBP3 protein, humanInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3

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PMID32443355
PMCPMC7253498

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