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    • Oncology
    • Rehabilitation Medicine
    • Exercise Physiology

    Background:

    • Cancer therapy can lead to long-term health issues, increasing risks for illness and mortality.
    • Physical exercise is a key intervention for cancer rehabilitation and survivorship.
    • Breast cancer survivors, a large group, often experience weight gain and bone loss post-treatment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review research on exercise interventions for cancer survivors.
    • To focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining exercise effects on body composition and bone health.

    Main Methods:

    • Systematic review of 25 randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
    • Analysis of studies focusing on body composition (weight, fat mass, lean mass) and bone health outcomes.
    • Inclusion of trials with pharmacologic comparison arms for bone health studies.

    Main Results:

    • Seventeen RCTs on body composition showed minimal weight changes, some decreases in fat mass, and some increases in lean mass.
    • Eight RCTs on bone health demonstrated that exercise preserved bone mass compared to usual care or placebo.
    • Most studies involved breast cancer survivors, a population at high risk for weight gain and bone loss.

    Conclusions:

    • Exercise interventions appear effective in maintaining weight and bone mass in cancer survivors.
    • Further research is needed due to variations in study design, outcome measurement, and exercise specificity.
    • Optimizing exercise interventions can enhance the quality of life for cancer survivors.