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A total of 13 female BCa survivors (age: 58.31 \u00b1 3.13 years, BMI: 25.68 \u00b1 0.62 kg\/m2, waist circumference: 96.54 \u00b1 1.84 cm) participated in a two-month group tele-exercise program twice per week which included aerobic, resistance and flexibility exercises. The results of the study revealed that the tele-exercise intervention improved participants\u2019 body mass index (BMI) (p &lt; 0.001), waist circumference (p &lt; 0.001), cardiorespiratory fitness (6 min walk test) (p &lt; 0.001) and muscle function (sit to stand (p &lt; 0.01), sit ups (p &lt; 0.001) and push-ups (p &lt; 0.001)). Beneficial effects were also observed on perceived anxiety (Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale) (p &lt; 0.001), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (PCL-C) (p &lt; 0.01), self-reported fatigue (p &lt; 0.001), quality of life (QoL) (p &lt; 0.05) and physical (p &lt; 0.05), cognitive (p &lt; 0.01) and emotional (p &lt; 0.05) functioning (EORTQ-QLQ-C30). 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