Low Intensity Aerobic Exercise Improves Quality Of Life and Body Composition In Breast Cancer Survivors

The treatment of breast cancer is often accompanied by serious psychological and physiological side effects that can greatly reduce the quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer survivors. These include: muscular atrophy, decreased strength and flexibility, adverse body composition changes, depression, anxiety and fatigue. Exercise may reduce many of these side effects and so lead to an improvement in QOL. However, little evidence exists as to the...