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

Sebastián Sicardo Jiménez, Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil (), Ines Carmona-Barrientos, Francisco Javier Martin-Vega, Cristina García-Muñoz, Antonio Rodrigo Guillén Vargas and Gloria Gonzalez-Medina
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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
Ines Carmona-Barrientos: Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-19

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.

Keywords: neoplasm; cancer; ovarian; therapeutic exercise; survivorship; survival (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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