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To remember

• According to a network meta-analysis of 93 studies, the combination of aerobic training and resistance training is the highest ranked exercise for improving health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in patients suffering from cancer.

Why is this important?

• Cancer has a negative impact on all QoL-LS dimensions during treatment and in the first years after diagnosis.
• This is the first network meta-analysis to compare different types of exercise for improving QoL-LS in cancer patients.
• The study authors recommend combining aerobic training with resistance training, rated as the best exercise for improving QoL-LS during and after cancer treatment.