Physical activity, fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer patients.

Objective: to evaluate the relationship between levels of physical activity, fatigue and quality of life (QOL) in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

Methods: 215 women between the ages of 40 and 65 years were recruited at a cancer clinic. Physical activity levels were assessed by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), fatigue levels by using the revised Piper scale, and QOL by means of EORTC QLQ-C30 and WHOQOL-Bref.

Effects of physical activity on breast cancer prevention: a systematic review.

Background: Observational studies have reported an association between physical activity and breast cancer risk reduction. This study aims to evaluate the effect of physical activity on breast cancer prevention.

Methods: Articles were identified through literature available on Electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Scielo, Cochrane, CINAHL, Cancerlit, and Google Scholar) and manual searches.

Perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with chlamydial infection: a meta-analysis study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy on perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis in an electronic database and manual, combining high sensitivity specific descriptors seeking to answer the research objective. The articles considered to be of high methodological quality (score above 6 on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale) were assessed by meta-analysis.