SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1525021
This article is part of the Research TopicIntegrated Strategies for Lifelong Health: Multidimensional Approaches to Aging and Lifestyle InterventionsView all 22 articles
Influence of physical exercise on health improvement in elderly cancer patients: a systematic review
Provisionally accepted
- 1Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brasília, Brazil
- 2University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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The significance of our study lies in its systematic review and critical analysis where we identified 3,593 articles in the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane, the authors analyzed 15 randomized controlled trials with exercise interventions presenting evidence from individual exercise, group exercise, home exercise and multimodal exercise programs, demonstrating positive imp acts on the physical and mental health and quality of life of elderly cancer patientsb. This research is particularly relevant in the current health landscape, as it provides valuable information on Physical exercise approaches such as demonstrating results in the recovery of physical and mental health and the quality of life of elderly cancer patients.
Keywords: Cancer, Quality of Life, Polypharmacy, Health Literacy, Elderly
Received: 08 Nov 2024; Accepted: 16 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Rafael Corrêa, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brasília, Brazil
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