The effect of physical exercise on cancer-related fatigue during cancer treatment: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-221

  Velthuis, M J ^a,b   Agasi Idenburg, S C ^c,d   Aufdemkampe, G ^d   Wittink, H M ^d  

^a Department of Registration and Research   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Fatigue; Neoplasm; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE INJURY; META ANALYSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SAFETY; SHOULDER DISEASE; SYNCOPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WEAKNESS;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950049531     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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