Researchers Recommend Exercise as Adjunctive Therapy to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Those With Cancer

By Kerri Fitzgerald - Last Updated: June 20, 2018

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that exercise therapy is an effective adjunctive therapy to improve cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF; primary endpoint) in patients with cancer.  

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Researchers conducted a systematic review of PubMed, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane Library to identify 48 randomized, controlled trials comparing exercise therapy (n=1,990) versus a non-exercise control group (n=1,642).  

Exercise therapy was associated with a significant increase in CRF (+2.80 mL O2 × kg−1 × min−1) compared with no change (+0.02 mL O2 × kg−1 × min−1) in the control group (95% CI 1.58-2.67; P<0.001). Of the trials included, 30 (63%) monitored adverse events, of which 44 were reported.  

“Our findings support the recommendation of exercise therapy for patients with adult-onset cancer,” the researchers concluded. 

Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology

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