Comparison 2. Exercise versus control follow‐up.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Physical fitness	6	612	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.26 [‐0.06, 0.57]
2 Fatigue	8	814	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.21 [‐0.35, ‐0.07]
3 Cancer‐specific quality of life	6	583	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.18 [0.01, 0.35]
4 Depression	3	378	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.27 [‐0.48, ‐0.06]
5 Strength	4	386	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.00 [‐0.30, 0.30]
6 Physical activity	3	261	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.28 [‐0.05, 0.61]
7 Anxiety	2	201	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐3.61 [‐7.24, 0.03]
8 Self esteem	2	201	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.20 [‐0.41, 2.81]
9 Endocrine symptoms	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
10 Neuropathy symptoms	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
11 Gait and balance	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
12 Lymphoedema incidence	2	194	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.79 [0.37, 1.69]