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Metastatic breast cancer requires complex and lengthy treatment, the side effects of which affect the quality of life of patients. These often include sexual problems. In a large international randomized exercise intervention trial, researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the NCT Heidelberg have now shown that women who received a nine-month supervised exercise program reported significantly fewer symptoms than women who did not participate in the training program.







Our research opens doors in the fight against cancer


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