Effectiveness of physical activity on immunity markers and quality of life in cancer patient: a systematic review

Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna; Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali; Mahaneem Mohamed; Ali A. Rabaan; Eman Y. Santali; Jeehan H. Alestad; Enas Y. Santali; Sohaib Arshad; Naveed Ahmed; Hafeez Abiola Afolabi

doi:10.7717/peerj.13664

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Effectiveness of physical activity on immunity markers and quality of life in cancer patient: a systematic review

Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali Mahaneem Mohamed

Ali A. Rabaan

Eman Y. Santali

Jeehan H. Alestad Enas Y. Santali Sohaib Arshad Naveed Ahmed

Hafeez Abiola Afolabi

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Abstract

Background
Cancer is a huge group of diseases that can affect various body parts of humans but also has a psychological, societal, and economic impact. Physical activity can improve the quality of life (QOL) and immunity, while moderate intensity exercise can reduce the probability of this lethal disease. The current study aimed to determine the effect of physical activity on immune markers and QOL in cancer patients as well as to evaluate cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and its association with physical activity.

Methodology
Before starting the study, the study protocol was registered in PROSPERO (registration number CRD42021273292). An electronic literature search was performed by combining MeSH terminology and keywords used with the Boolean operators “OR” and “AND” to find relevant published studies on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and ScienceDirect databases. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical evaluation checklist was used to assess the quality of selected studies, while the GRADE approach was used to see the quality of evidence.

Results

A total of 13,931 studies were retrieved after the search on databases. After the scrutiny of studies by reading the title of articles and the inclusion/exclusion criteria, a total of 54 studies were selected for further screening by reading the full texts. In the final, a total of nine studies were selected for the current systematic review and proceeded for data extraction. The patients who were doing different exercises showed improvements in immunity, QOL, and reduction in CRF. A significant reduction in tumour necrosis factor-
α
(TNF-
α
), C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-8 (IL-8), IL-6, and an increase in natural killer (NK) cells levels was also observed.

Conclusions
The exercise program is safe and beneficial to improve the quality of life and immunity markers before, during, and after cancer treatment. Physical exercise may also help patients to overcome the adverse effects of the treatment and to reduce the chance of developing new tumours in the future.

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Published: Aug 02, 2022
Vol/Issue: 10
Pages: e13664
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Authors

S

Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna

Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

W

Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali

Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

M

Mahaneem Mohamed

Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

A

Ali A. Rabaan

Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

E

Eman Y. Santali

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia

J

Jeehan H. Alestad

Immunology and Infectious Microbiology, Glasgow, United Kingdom

E

Enas Y. Santali

Pediatric Oncology Department, Maternity and Children Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

S

Sohaib Arshad

Periodontics Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia

N

Naveed Ahmed

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology School of Medical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia

H

Hafeez Abiola Afolabi

Department of General Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia

Funding

Taif University Research Award: TURSP-2020/330

Cite This Article

Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna, Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali, Mahaneem Mohamed, et al. (2022). Effectiveness of physical activity on immunity markers and quality of life in cancer patient: a systematic review. PeerJ, 10, e13664. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13664

Effectiveness of physical activity on immunity markers and quality of life in cancer patient: a systematic review

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