Exercise and diet intervention fail to improve fatigue in breast cancer patients on chemotherapy

Key clinical point: An exercise and diet intervention had no significant impact on fatigue in women with breast cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Major finding: Based on the general cancer-related fatigue score using the MFI-20 questionnaire, general fatigue levels were not significantly different between groups of breast cancer patients randomized to an Adapted Physical Activity Diet (APAD) program and controls (P = 0.274).

Study details: The data come from a randomized, controlled trial of 360 adult women with early breast cancer designed to evaluate the impact of an exercise and nutrition intervention on fatigue during 6 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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Disclosures: The study was supported by the INCa-DGOS and by a Montpellier Cancer SIRIC grant. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose. 

Citation: Jacot W et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 9. doi: 10.3390/nu12103081.