Cortisol Response in Breast Cancer: The Role of Physical Activity and Exercise

Chronic stress is a consistent sense of feeling pressured and overwhelmedfor long period time it has been defined as maladaptive state thatis associated with altered hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis. Thehyperactivity the HPA axis commonly assessed by cortisol levels.Physical activity (PA) exercise have demonstrated to regulatecortisol patterns in different healthy study populations, but also BCpatients survivors. The PA are related distinctconcepts that misused. Nowadays, regular practice PAand widely recognized one main strategy managechronic its markers, like cortisol, remains elusive. In thepresent review, authors focused on evidence exerciseon BC patients