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Combined exercise: a winning strategy for post–breast cancer cardiorespiratory fitness
29 décembre 2025
By Lila Rouland | Published on December 29, 2025 | 3 min readBreast cancer, although increasingly well treated, still exposes patients to a higher risk of treatment-related cardiovascular toxicity. This toxicity can lead to a significant decline in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a core component of overall health that is closely linked to cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Despite growing i
Breast cancer, although increasingly well treated, still exposes patients to a higher risk of treatment-related cardiovascular toxicity. This toxicity can lead to a significant decline in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a core component of overall health that is closely linked to cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Despite growing interest in the benefits of physical activity among survivors, until now there had been no clear recommendation identifying which type of exercise is most effective for improving CRF.
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Scientific reference
Zhou X, et al. Comparative Efficacy of Different Exercise Therapies for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine - Open. 2025; 11:67.
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