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Infographic for systematic review found that exercise training for colorectal cancer survivors during chemotherapy reduces cancer-related fatigue

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Machado P et al. The review concluded that exercise training for colorectal cancer survivors during chemotherapy reduces cancer-related fatigue compared to non-exercise training usual care, although the quality of available evidence was low.

Some findings are included in this infographic.

Machado P, Morgado M, Raposo J, Mendes M, Silva CG, Morais N. Effectiveness of exercise training on cancer-related fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jul;30(7):5601-5613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-06856-3

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