The impact of mind-body exercise on female breast cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects of mind-body exercise on breast cancer patients.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Science databases from inception to October 23, 2024, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effects of mind-body exercise on breast cancer patients. Inclusion criteria were: intervention group receiving mind-body exercises such as mindfulness or yoga; control group receiving standard care; participants aged ≥18 years with breast cancer; and outcomes including anxiety, fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), fatigue, IL-6, and 7 other indicators. Two reviewers independently screened the literature and extracted data. After assessing the methodological quality of the included studies usin

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12597735 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature