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The Influence of Therapeutic Exercise on Survival and the Quality of Life in Survivorship of Women with Ovarian Cancer

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  • Sebastián Sicardo Jiménez

    (Zentrum Medical Clinic, Spain Avenue 112, 41702 Dos Hermanas, Spain)

  • Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain
    Rehabilitation Clinical Management Unit, Interlevels-Intercenters Hospital Puerta del Mar, Hospital Puerto Real, Cadiz Bay-La Janda Health District, 11006 Cadiz, Spain
    Research Unit, Department Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cadiz (INiBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain)

  • Ines Carmona-Barrientos

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain
    Research Unit, Department Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cadiz (INiBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain
    CTS-986 Physical Therapy and Health (FISA), University Institute of Research in Social Sustainable Development (INDESS), 11009 Cadiz, Spain)

  • Francisco Javier Martin-Vega

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain)

  • Cristina García-Muñoz

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain)

  • Antonio Rodrigo Guillén Vargas

    (MoveLab Physiotherapy and Training Centre, Condes de Bustillo Street, 46, 41010 Seville, Spain)

  • Gloria Gonzalez-Medina

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain
    Research Unit, Department Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cadiz (INiBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain
    CTS-986 Physical Therapy and Health (FISA), University Institute of Research in Social Sustainable Development (INDESS), 11009 Cadiz, Spain)

Abstract

Background: Ovarian cancer is the most difficult of all gynaecological cancers to treat, mainly due to its late diagnosis. Although exercise interventions have been reported to be safe and beneficial for ovarian cancer, treatment does not include it and is usually a combination of chemotherapy and surgery. It is increasingly common to include exercise as a tool to increase survival in the cancer population. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of therapeutic exercise on survival and the quality of life in survivorship in women with ovarian cancer. Methods: Literature review of clinical trials, reviews and pilot studies compiled in three databases collected in PubMed, PEDro and Scopus. Results: Of the 44 articles found, 10 were selected. Improvements in survival, quality of life and comorbidities associated with ovarian cancer were found with exercise interventions as a treatment tool. Conclusions: Through the application of therapeutic exercise, improvements in survival and quality of life were observed, as well as in the general symptomatology of ovarian cancer. No adverse effects have been found with its use, but future studies with larger sample sizes with more detailed and individualised interventions combined with conventional treatment are needed.

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  • Sebastián Sicardo Jiménez & Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil & Ines Carmona-Barrientos & Francisco Javier Martin-Vega & Cristina García-Muñoz & Antonio Rodrigo Guillén Vargas & Gloria Gonzalez-Medina, 2022. "The Influence of Therapeutic Exercise on Survival and the Quality of Life in Survivorship of Women with Ovarian Cancer," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:16196-:d:992642
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