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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention

Exercises for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To systematically assess the effectiveness and safety of aerobic and/or muscular endurance exercises ‐ administered during adjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy or hormonal therapy ‐ on managing the following side effects in women with non‐metastatic (stages I to III) breast cancer:

  • fatigue,

  • weight gain,

  • emotional distress,

  • nausea and/or vomiting,

  • muscle weakness,

  • supression of immune functioning.