SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023
Effectiveness of exercise interventions in the management of cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review of systematic reviews.
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- Physical activity and exercise in cervical cancer: a state-of-the-art review.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Review
- Risk factors associated with the co-occurrence of severe pain and sleep disturbance in oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Sleep hygiene profiling, dysfunctional sleep beliefs, and their impacts on cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The relationship between sexual activity during chemotherapy and sexual functioning after treatment among females with breast and gynecologic cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Longitudinal associations of dietary intake with fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors up to 1 year post-treatment, and the potential mediating role of the kynurenine pathway.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2025Article
- Physical activity and quality of life among breast cancer survivors: Pink SWAN.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Personalized exercise programs in oncology.Oncology reviews · 2025Review
- Effects of multidimensional exercise management on self-efficacy, blood glucose control, and delivery outcomes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Exercise as a Promising Agent against Cancer: Evaluating Its Anti-Cancer Molecular Mechanisms.Cancers · 2023Review
- The effectiveness of exercise on the symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant treatment: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCancer-related fatigue is a widely prevalent global public health concern with serious consequences. Increasing evidence suggests the effectiveness of exercise intervention in treating cancer-related fatigue, but there is a lack of a summary of relevant literature on the same to help reach a clear consensus.
objectiveTo summarize evidence regarding the efficacy of exercise interventions to reduce cancer fatigue, as determined in systematic reviews (SRs) and/or meta-analyses (MAs).
methodFrom inception to September 2022, PubMed (1948-2022), Embase (1974-2022), Cochrane Library (1993-2022), CINAHL (1937-2022), Web of Science (1997-2022), China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (1999-2022), Wanfang Database (1993-2022), and Chinese Biomedical Database (1994-2022) were searched for inclusion to the study. Two reviewers independently extracted the data from the included articles. AMSTAR II was to evaluate the methodological quality of the reviews.
resultsA total of 46 systematic reviews were assessed for data on exercise intervention in reducing cancer-related fatigue among cancer patients. In addition, some studies have reported adverse events during the exercise intervention period. The quality of the included systematic review was found to be low or critically low.
conclusionsThe present systematic review of systematic reviews supports exercise intervention for reducing cancer-related fatigue. Further higher-quality studies are warranted to improve the level of evidence for exercise interventions for application in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue.
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