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Review: regular exercise improves quality of life and physical fitness in women with breast cancer

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.10.1.12

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    McNeely ML, Campbell KL, Rowe BH, et al. Effects of exercise on breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ 2006;175:34–41.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    Q In women with a history of breast cancer, does regular exercise improve quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical functioning, and fatigue?

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    Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, CancerLit, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PEDro, SportDiscus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and specialised register of the Cochrane Breast Cancer Group (all to March 2005); proceedings from major cancer and sports medicine meetings; clinical practice guidelines; websites; reference lists; and experts.

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    randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared exercise with placebo, a controlled comparison, or standard care in breast cancer patients or survivors. Exercise was defined as leisure time physical activity, …

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    • For correspondence: MsM L McNeely, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. mmcneely{at}ualberta.ca

    • Source of funding: no external funding.