SynthesisGeroScience2025
Exercise and survival benefit in cancer patients: evidence from a comprehensive meta-analysis.
Synthesis in GeroScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07267000 (EXERCISE AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN LUNG CANCER), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Exercise and the immune response in lung cancer
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Post-diagnosis physical activity in relation to mortality among gynecological cancer survivors.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Pooled it
- Post-diagnosis physical activity in relation to mortality among prostate cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Pooled it
- Dance and Dietary Intervention Improves Metabolic Health, Fitness, and Quality of Life With Modest Gut Microbiota Shifts in Breast Cancer Patients With Obesity: A Pilot RCT.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Trial
- Physical activity at baseline and risk of prostate cancer grade reclassification on active surveillance: results from a prospective cohort study.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Article
- Blueprint for adapting the cardiac rehabilitation model for oncology patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Article
- EXCEL-Punjabi: the process of using a community based participatory research approach for a culturally-tailored exercise oncology intervention.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- Exploring the feasibility of exercise training during (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy in women with early-stage breast cancer: a pilot study examining immune and metabolic outcomes.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Associations of leisure time physical activity volume, frequency, and intensity with all-cause mortality among cancer survivors.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity: Molecular Mechanisms, Biomarkers and Emerging Neuroprotective Strategies.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Mediterranean Diet and Physical Exercise for Cardiometabolic Health: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Mental Health Outcomes After Neurocritical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Neurocritical care · 2026Article
- Association Between Physical Activity and Mortality in Men with or at Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Pharmacological activity, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential of erianin (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Exercise, Cellular Senescence, and Cancer: Novel Perspectives on Functional Aging Through Block Strength Training in Older Adults-A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The changes of inflammatory biomarkers after a 12-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise intervention in breast cancer survivors.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Physiological and Recovery Responses to Dietary Polyphenols in the Context of Exercise: Relevance for Muscle Aging and Sarcopenia.Nutrients · 2026Review
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- Understanding the Engagement Process of Prostate Cancer Patients in Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study Comparing Profiles of "Inactive Patients" With "Active Patients".Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Personalized exercise programs in oncology.Oncology reviews · 2025Review
- Telehealth-Supported Physical Activity Among Veterans With a History of Lung Cancer: Protocol for a Single-Arm Feasibility Study.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
Cancer remains a major global health challenge, and growing evidence suggests that physical activity is a key modifiable factor that may improve survival outcomes in cancer patients. However, a comprehensive, large-scale synthesis of the effects of post-diagnosis physical activity across multiple cancer types remains lacking. This meta-analysis aims to systematically evaluate the association between physical activity and survival in patients diagnosed with breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, and skin cancers. We conducted a comprehensive search in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library for studies on physical activity and cancer survival. Eligible studies (January 2000-November 2024) included adults (≥ 18 years) with breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, or skin cancer. Only prospective cohort and case-control studies reporting hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overall or cancer-specific mortality were included, with a minimum sample size of 100 and at least six months of follow-up. Meta-analysis was performed using metaanalysisonline.com, applying random-effects models and assessing heterogeneity via the I
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