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This study aimed to identify the effect of a strengthening exercise plus aerobic on the arm circumference, hand grip strength, pain, disability index and endurance in patients with breast cancer. Twelve subjects with mastectomy volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects underwent the strengthening exercise plus aerobic exercise for averaging 60 minutes daily for 6 weeks (total of 30 sessions). Assessment tools were made with arm circumference, hand grip strength, visual analogue scale (VAS), shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI), and 6 minutes walk test (6MWT) before and after the 6-week intervention period. All parameters showed significant improvement after the intervention (p<.05). This study demonstrates that a strengthening and aerobic exercises may be favorable for enhancing edema, hand grip strength, pain, disability index, and endurance of patients with mastectomy. This study provides valuable information for future studies in this field. Further studies with wider range of subjects and longer experiment span are required to support the results of this study.