SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023
Long-term effects of exercise interventions on physical activity in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Short- and long-term effectiveness of physical activity interventions for women living with and beyond breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of maintenance interventions promoting physical activity following exercise therapy for chronic conditions: an umbrella review.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of exercise interventions on psychological distress in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on people living with advanced lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Wearable Electronic Device System-Supported Physical Activity Programs for Cancer Survivors: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Home-based exercise interventions' impact on breast cancer survivors' functional performance: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Eight-year follow-up of patient-reported outcomes in patients with breast cancer participating in exercise studies during chemotherapy.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Trial
- Neurologic dance training and home exercise improve motor-cognitive dual-task function similarly, but through potentially different mechanisms, among breast cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: Initial results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Trial
- Five-year follow-up of the OptiTrain trial on concurrent resistance and high-intensity interval training during chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Comparison of the effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training on inflammatory markers, cardiorespiratory fitness, and quality of life in breast cancer patients.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Trial
- Exploring Long-Term Exercise and Fitness Maintenance Using Group Versus Individual Training in a Diverse Group of Breast Cancer Survivors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Longitudinal association of physical activity with quality of life domains among malaysian breast cancer survivors.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Trajectory patterns and factors associated with shoulder-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer after neck dissection: A longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
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- Physical activity interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer: a systematic review of published and ongoing randomised controlled trials.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Review
- Exploring Predictors of Self-Perceived Cardiorespiratory Fitness ≥ 5 Years Beyond Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Neurologic dance training (NDT) as supportive care for the physical symptoms of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer survivorship research & care · 2025Article
- The Physical Activity and Cancer Control (PACC) framework: update on the evidence, guidelines, and future research priorities.British journal of cancer · 2024Review
- Fixed-Seat Rowing versus Sliding-Seat Rowing: Effects on Physical Fitness in Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancers · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundBenefits of exercise interventions for cancer patients are well established. This systematic review aimed to investigate the sustainability of exercise interventions with respect to physical activity behaviour of breast cancer patients in the longer term.
methodsThe databases Pubmed, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, or combined exercise interventions in breast cancer patients and assessing physical activity at least 2 months after the intervention. Random-effect models were used to calculate standardized mean differences (SMD).
resultsA total of 27 RCTs with 4120 participants were included in the review, of which 11 RCTs with 1545 participants had appropriate data for the meta-analyses. Physical activity was mainly self-reported, and most exercise interventions were supervised. Exercise interventions tended to show a moderate significant effect up to 6 months for moderate to vigorous physical activity (SMD [95% CI] = 0.39 [0.07, 0.70]) and small, non-significant effects on total physical activity at 6 months (SMD [95% CI] = 0.14 [- 0.00, 0.28]) and up to 60 months after the intervention (SMD = 0.29 [-0.31, 0.90]). Differences between intervention characteristics, such as supervised versus unsupervised, were inconclusive due to the small number of RCTs.
conclusionsThe physical activity behaviour in breast cancer patients remained improved for several months beyond the end of exercise interventions, but effects were small to moderate and diminished over time. Future studies should clarify how to maintain a healthy level of physical activity after completion of an exercise intervention.
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