Effectiveness of weight loss interventions in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elevated body mass index (BMI) in breast cancer survivors (BCS) is associated with cancer recurrence and poorer treatment response. Guidelines recommend 5%-10% weight loss for overweight or obese BCS.

Objectives

To assess effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for female BCS on weight loss, BMI, body composition, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical functioning, psychosocial measures, biomarkers.

Design

Systematic review of reviews and meta-analyses.

Setting

All clinical settings.

Participants

Adult female BCS (active treatment or post-treatment).

Methods

Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library (including Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects) were searched for systematic reviews published in English betw

SUBMITTER: Lake B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557263 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature