ReviewCancers2021
Effect of Exercise Training on Quality of Life after Colorectal and Lung Cancer Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological, social, and behavioral barriers and facilitators to prehabilitation before cancer surgery: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
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- Does Exercise Improve Health-Related Quality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Survivors? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of exercise interventions on quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of intravenous lidocaine on postoperative fatigue syndrome in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical colorectal cancer surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Quality of life after preoperative home-based exercise training in patients with lung cancer: a secondary analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Effects of tailored exercise on glycemic and nutritional outcomes in diabetic patients with colorectal cancer and on chemotherapy.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- A novel approach to cancer rehabilitation: assessing the influence of exercise intervention on postoperative recovery and survival rates.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Review
- Polyphenol and exercise-induced molecular crosstalk: a new frontier in brain function, head and neck cancer therapy, and healthy lifespan extension.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Construction of a preoperative prehabilitation program for elderly esophageal cancer patients.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Exercise Across the Phases of Cancer Survivorship: A Narrative Review.Yonsei medical journal · 2024Review
- Influence of Amino Acids and Exercise on Muscle Protein Turnover, Particularly in Cancer Cachexia.Cancers · 2024Review
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- Home-Based Preoperative Exercise Training for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Feasibility Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Exercise across the Lung Cancer Care Continuum: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Systematic assessment of microRNAs associated with lung cancer and physical exercise.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Surgical treatment affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and increases fatigue symptoms in patients with lung cancer (LC) and colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to systematically review the effect of exercise training on HRQoL and fatigue after LC and CRC surgery. Randomized controlled trials published before 21 March 2021, were searched in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus and PEDro. Eligible trials compared the effect of exercise interventions initiated preoperatively or in the first 3 months after surgery versus usual care on postoperative HRQoL and fatigue. Standardized mean differences (SMD) were pooled using random-effects models. Twelve studies with a total of 777 patients were included. In LC patients (10 studies, n = 651), exercise training in general led to a moderate improvement in the physical domain of HRQoL (0.68: 95% CI: [0.47; 0.89]) and a small reduction in fatigue levels after surgery (SMD = 0.28: 95% CI: [0.02; 0.53]), while no effects were found in other HRQoL domains. In CRC (two studies,
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