Cochrane · systematic review · CD005001
Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer
Furmaniak, AC, Menig, M, Markes, MH · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Breast CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 50%Moderate 4 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Exercise compared with control for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer
Population: women receiving adjuvant therapy (chemo‐ or radiotherapy or both) for breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical fitness Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 1310 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 1698 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cancer‐specific quality of life Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1012 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Health‐related quality of life Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 68 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Cancer site‐specific quality of life Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 262 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depression Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 674 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cognitive function Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 213 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Lymphoedema Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 436 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |