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The search period spanned from database inception to December 2025. Two reviewers independently performed literature screening, critical appraisal, and evidence extraction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 29 articles were included, comprising three clinical decisions, three guidelines, eleven expert consensuses, one evidence summary, seven systematic reviews, and four randomized controlled trials. The synthesized evidence generated seven thematic domains: comprehensive assessment, postoperative functional exercise, manual lymphatic drainage, exercise prescriptions, precautions for exercise in special circumstances, appropriate traditional Chinese medicine techniques, and medical supervision and incentive strategies during exercise, yielding 27 evidence-based recommendations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The 27 evidence-based recommendations across seven domains provide clinically meaningful guidance for integrated TCM and Western medicine rehabilitation program after breast cancer surgery. These recommendations offer an evidence-based framework for improving clinical practice. Healthcare professionals may apply the available evidence to clinical practice tailored to individual conditions, with the aim of improving patients\u2019 postoperative quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study protocol was registered with the Fudan University Center for Evidence-based Nursing (\n                      <jats:ext-link>http:\/\/ebn.nursing.fudan.edu.cn\/home<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ). 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