Breast cancer and physical activity: A bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Breast cancer is a pathology suffered by millions of women worldwide, affecting the mental health, quality of life (QoL), physical functioning, cognitive functioning, and social and work life of surviving patients. Moreover, breast cancer is associated with weight gain, muscle atrophy, and weakness. Physical exercise appears to be an effective non-pharmacological treatment to improve short-term self-esteem, QoL, fatigue, and psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, happiness, and body image. The practice of physical activity is also associated with a reduction in the side effects of treatment. This bibliometric analysis analyzed the trend followed by publications on breast cancer and physical activity. The Web of Science database was used, and bibliometric laws were applied to identify the most prolific authors, the journals most involved in the field, and the countries, institutions, and keywords most used by the authors. Breast cancer and physical activity have an exponential trend in the number of publications, with Psycho-Oncology being the journal with the highest number of publications.

Global Trends and Emerging Hotspots in Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Comprehensive Bibliometric and Visual Analysis in Nursing Research

“…In the bibliometric analysis conducted by Liu et al on cancer-related fatigue in ovarian cancer patients, the keywords quality of life, breast cancer, cancer-related fatigue, chemotherapy were frequently used [19]. In this respect, the results of our study overlap with the study of Liu et al In the bibliometric analysis on breast cancer and physical activity, breast cancer, physical activity, quality of life, fatigue, chemotherapy were among the frequently used keywords [34]. We think that our study will bene t researchers to plan new studies related to keywords associated with fatigue and to raise awareness.…”

“…In a bibliometric analysis of oncology research, it was reported that the USA contributed the most, China ranked second, and Japan and South Korea were generally in a better position than medical research in the eld of oncology [13]. Similarly, in a bibliometric analysis on breast cancer and physical activity, the USA, Canada and China ranked rst [34]. The results of the study show that the USA is the leader in cancer research.…”

“…In line with these results, cancer-related fatigue has a signi cant impact on the quality of life of patients and emphasizes the importance of holistic evaluation when evaluating patients. In the bibliometric analysis on breast cancer, when the most frequently used keywords of the authors are examined, it is stated that "breast cancer", "quality of life", "physical activity", "fatigue" [34]. Studies have reported that cancer-related fatigue and physical activity are directly related.…”

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