In recent decades, the problem of sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer has not been well addressed. Aerobic exercise, regarded as a new non-drug treatment, is currently being widely studied. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on postoperative sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer. Research shows that aerobic exercise can alleviate sleep problems by improving patients' moods and stimulating blood circulation. In addition, this essay also discusses the specific influence mechanism of aerobic exercise. This article concludes that aerobic exercise can promote metabolism, and blood circulation and stimulate the pituitary to secrete an exciting hormone dopamine. Using such treatment methods can achieve the purpose of improving sleep quality by alleviating pain, relieving mood, and improving immune function. However, whether the mechanism of aerobic exercise is related to other signal transduction pathways or hormones in the human body is still unknown, and the specific treatment scheme has not been determined, so further research is needed.

Youran Dai, Jiahao Chen, Yingying Fang, Wenhui Yang, Meilan Hu, Fule He. Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Sleep Disorder of Breast Cancer Patients: A Systemic Review. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2024), Vol. 5, Issue 4: 71-75. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2024.050410.

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