Appendix 1. CENTRAL

#1 MeSH descriptor: [Breast Neoplasms] explode all trees
#2 breast near cancer
#3 breast near neoplasm*
#4 breast near carcinoma*
#5 breast near tumour*
#6 breast near tumor*
#7 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6
#8 MeSH descriptor: [Exercise] explode all trees
#9 MeSH descriptor: [Exercise Movement Techniques] explode all trees
#10 MeSH descriptor: [Physical Education and Training] explode all trees
#11 MeSH descriptor: [Exercise Therapy] explode all trees
#12 MeSH descriptor: [Physical Fitness] explode all trees
#13 exercise or exercise movement technique or exercise therapy or physical education or physical fitness or weight or training or strengthening endurance
#14 #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13
#15 #7 and #14

Appendix 2. MEDLINE search strategy (via OvidSP)

Appendix 3. EMBASE search strategy (via Embase.com)

1. 'breast cancer'/exp OR 'breast cancer'

2. 'breast carcinoma'/exp

3. 'breast neoplasm'

4. 'breast tumour'

5. 'breast tumor'/exp

6. #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5

7. 'exercise'/exp

8. exercise*

9. 'exercise movement techniques'/exp OR 'exercise movement techniques'

10. 'physical education training'

11. 'physical education'/exp OR 'physical education'

12. 'physical training'/exp OR 'physical training'

13. 'physical fitness'/exp OR 'physical fitness'

14. 'exercise therapy'/exp OR 'exercise therapy'

15. 'exertion'/exp OR exertion

16. 'sports'/exp OR sports

17. 'walking'/exp OR walking

18. 'jogging'/exp OR jogging

19. 'swimming'/exp OR swimming

20. 'cycling'/exp OR cycling

21. 'bicycling'/exp OR bicycling

22. 'endurance'/exp OR endurance

23. 'weight'/exp OR weight

24. 'training'/exp OR training

25. 'muscle'/exp OR muscle

26. strengthening

27. 'endurance'/exp OR endurance

28. #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR#25 OR #26 OR #27

29. 'adjuvant therapy'/exp OR 'adjuvant therapy'

30. 'chemotherapy'/exp OR chemotherapy

31. 'radiotherapy'/exp OR radiotherapy

32. hormonal AND ('therapy'/exp OR therapy)

33. #29 OR #30 OR #31 OR #32

34. random* OR factorial* OR crossover* OR cross NEXT/1 over* OR placebo* OR (doubl* AND blind*) OR (singl* AND blind*) OR assign*OR allocat* OR volunteer* OR 'crossover procedure'/exp OR 'double blind procedure'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial'/exp OR'single blind procedure'/exp

35. #6 AND #28 AND #33 AND #34

36. #35 NOT ([animals]/lim NOT [humans]/lim)

37. #36 AND [embase]/lim

Appendix 4. WHO ICTRP search strategies

Basic Searches:

1.     Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer

2.     Breast cancer AND exercise 

Advanced Searches:

1.       Title: Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer

Recruitment Status: ALL

2.       Condition: breast cancer

Intervention: exercise

Recruitment Status: ALL

3.       Condition: breast cancer

Intervention: exercise% OR exercise therap% OR physical education

Recruitment Status: ALL

Appendix 5. ClinicalTrials.gov search strategies

Basic Searches:

1.     Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer

2.     Breast cancer AND exercise

Advanced Searches:

1.       Title: Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer

Recruitment: All studies

Study Results: All studies

Study Type: All studies

Gender: All Studies

2.       Condition: breast cancer

Intervention: exercise OR exercises OR exercise therapy OR exercise therapies OR exercise movement technique OR exercise movement techniques OR physical education OR physical training OR physical fitness OR physical activity OR physical activities

Recruitment: All studies

Study Results: All studies

Study Type: All studies

Gender: All Studies