Table 1 Inclusion criteria considered in the systematic review

Design

 • Randomized controlled trial

Participants

 • Women with breast cancer, without restriction to a particular stage of diagnosis or treatment

Intervention

 • Exercise training (i.e., aerobic, resistance training, stretching exercises and Tai Chi Chuan).

Outcome measures

 • Insulin-like growth factor -1 (IGF-1)

 • Insulin-like growth factor -2 (IGF-2)

 • Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein -1 (IGFBP-1)

 • Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein -3 (IGFBP-3)

 • Insulin

 • Insulin Resistance

 • Glucose

Comparisons

 • Exercise training versus conventional care