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2. Evaluating the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in a racially diverse sample of breast cancer survivors
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Burse, Natasha Renee, Lehman, Erik, Chinchilli, Vernon M., Cuffee, Yendelela L., Wray, Linda A., Lengerich, Eugene J., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2024
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3. WISER Survivor Trial: Combined Effect of Exercise and Weight Loss Interventions on Insulin and Insulin Resistance in Breast Cancer Survivors
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D’Alonzo, Nicholas J, Qiu, Lin, Sears, Dorothy D, Chinchilli, Vernon, Brown, Justin C, Sarwer, David B, Schmitz, Kathryn H, and Sturgeon, Kathleen M
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Nutrition ,Diabetes ,Rehabilitation ,Cancer ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Clinical Research ,Obesity ,Prevention ,Breast Cancer ,Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions ,6.7 Physical ,Metabolic and endocrine ,Blood Glucose ,Breast Neoplasms ,C-Peptide ,Cancer Survivors ,Exercise Therapy ,Female ,Humans ,Insulin ,Insulin Resistance ,Middle Aged ,Neoplasm Recurrence ,Local ,Weight Reduction Programs ,breast neoplasms ,neoplasm recurrence ,weight reduction program ,resistance training ,overweight ,adiposity ,caloric restriction ,biomarkers ,Food Sciences ,Nutrition and Dietetics - Abstract
Obesity-associated breast cancer recurrence is mechanistically linked with elevated insulin levels and insulin resistance. Exercise and weight loss are associated with decreased breast cancer recurrence, which may be mediated through reduced insulin levels and improved insulin sensitivity. This is a secondary analysis of the WISER Survivor clinical trial examining the relative effect of exercise, weight loss and combined exercise and weight loss interventions on insulin and insulin resistance. The weight loss and combined intervention groups showed significant reductions in levels of: insulin, C-peptide, homeostatic model assessment 2 (HOMA2) insulin resistance (IR), and HOMA2 beta-cell function (β) compared to the control group. Independent of intervention group, weight loss of ≥10% was associated with decreased levels of insulin, C-peptide, and HOMA2-IR compared to 0-5% weight loss. Further, the combination of exercise and weight loss was particularly important for breast cancer survivors with clinically abnormal levels of C-peptide.
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- 2021
4. Testing the acceptability and feasibility of a tablet-based supportive cancer platform for patients with metastatic breast cancer
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., Schleicher, Erica, Doerksen, Shawna, Truica, Christina, Cream, Leah, Kass, Rena, Farnan, Michelle, Suess, Robin, Gordon, Brett, Zucker, David, and Hayes, Michael
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- 2021
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5. The impact of arm lymphedema on healthcare utilization during long-term breast cancer survivorship: a population-based cohort study
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Cheville, Andrea, Lee, Minji, Moynihan, Timothy, Schmitz, Kathryn H., Lynch, Mary, De Choudens, Fabiola Rios, Dean, Lorraine, Basford, Jeffrey, and Therneau, Terry
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- 2020
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6. Drivers of cost differences between US breast cancer survivors with or without lymphedema
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Dean, Lorraine T., Ransome, Yusuf, Frasso-Jaramillo, Livia, Moss, Shadiya L., Zhang, Yuehan, Ashing, Kimlin, Denis, Gerald V., Frick, Kevin D., Visvanathan, Kala, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2019
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7. “It still affects our economic situation”: long-term economic burden of breast cancer and lymphedema
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Dean, Lorraine T., Moss, Shadiya L., Ransome, Yusuf, Frasso-Jaramillo, Livia, Zhang, Yuehan, Visvanathan, Kala, Nicholas, Lauren Hersch, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2019
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8. Consumer credit as a novel marker for economic burden and health after cancer in a diverse population of breast cancer survivors in the USA
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Dean, Lorraine T., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Frick, Kevin D., Nicholas, Lauren H., Zhang, Yuehan, Subramanian, S. V., and Visvanathan, Kala
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- 2018
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9. Applying pre-participation exercise screening to breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
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Igwebuike, Lotachukwu T., Zhang, Xiaochen, Brown, Justin C., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2018
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10. Impact of obesity on breast cancer recurrence and minimal residual disease
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Ecker, Brett L., Lee, Jun Y., Sterner, Christopher J., Solomon, Aaron C., Pant, Dhruv K., Shen, Fei, Peraza, Javier, Vaught, Lauren, Mahendra, Samyukta, Belka, George K., Pan, Tien-chi, Schmitz, Kathryn H., and Chodosh, Lewis A.
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- 2019
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11. Patient preference and timing for exercise in breast cancer care
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Sturgeon, Kathleen M., Fisher, Carla, McShea, Gina, Sullivan, Susan Kruse, Sataloff, Dahlia, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2017
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12. Epidemiology of Physical Activity and Cancer Risk
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Speck, Rebecca M., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Lee, I.-Min, McTiernan, Anne, and McTiernan, Anne, editor
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- 2011
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13. Physical Activity, Weight Control, and Cancer Prognosis
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., Irwin, Melinda L., Speck, Rebecca M., and McTiernan, Anne, editor
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- 2011
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14. The 2011–2016 Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Initiative: Rationale and Design
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Patterson, Ruth E., Colditz, Graham A., Hu, Frank B., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Ahima, Rexford S., Brownson, Ross C., Carson, Kenneth R., Chavarro, Jorge E., Chodosh, Lewis A., Gehlert, Sarah, Gill, Jeff, Glanz, Karen, Haire-Joshu, Debra, Herbst, Karen Louise, Hoehner, Christine M., Hovmand, Peter S., Irwin, Melinda L., Jacobs, Linda A., James, Aimee S., Jones, Lee W., Kerr, Jacqueline, Kibel, Adam S., King, Irena B., Ligibel, Jennifer A., Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Natarajan, Loki, Neuhouser, Marian L., Olefsky, Jerrold M., Proctor, Enola K., Redline, Susan, Rock, Cheryl L., Rosner, Bernard, Sarwer, David B., Schwartz, J. Sanford, Sears, Dorothy D., Sesso, Howard D., Stampfer, Meir J., Subramanian, S. V., Taveras, Elsie M., Tchou, Julia, Thompson, Beti, Troxel, Andrea B., Wessling-Resnick, Marianne, Wolin, Kathleen Y., and Thornquist, Mark D.
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- 2013
15. Adverse breast cancer treatment effects: the economic case for making rehabilitative programs standard of care
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., DiSipio, Tracey, Gordon, Louisa G., and Hayes, Sandra C.
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- 2015
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16. The effects of exercise on cardiovascular outcomes before, during, and after treatment for breast cancer
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Sturgeon, Kathleen M., Ky, Bonnie, Libonati, Joseph R., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2014
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17. Light‐intensity and moderate‐to‐vigorous intensity physical activity among older adult breast cancer survivors with obesity: A narrative review.
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Gordon, Brett R., Caru, Maxime, Blair, Cindy K., Bluethmann, Shirley M., Conroy, David E., Doerksen, Shawna E., Hakun, Jonathon G., Sturgeon, Kathleen M., Potiaumpai, Melanie, Sciamanna, Christopher N., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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CANCER patients ,PHYSICAL activity ,OLDER people ,CANCER survivors ,BREAST cancer ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,CANCER relapse ,SUBSTANCE abuse relapse - Abstract
Background: With an aging population, rising incidence of breast cancer, improved survival rates, and obesity epidemic, there will be a growing population of older adult breast cancer survivors with obesity. This complex population, often with multimorbidity, is at risk for several poor health outcomes, including recurrence, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and diabetes, and a number of deleterious symptoms, including a worsened inflammatory profile, breast cancer‐ related lymphedema, mobility disability, cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. A wealth of meta‐analytic and randomized controlled trial evidence show that adherence to World Health Organization and 2018 United States Physical Activity guidelines‐based levels of moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) reduces risk of all‐cause mortality, and improves symptoms. However, few survivors engage in recommended levels of MVPA, and symptoms related to their multimorbidity may preclude engaging in sufficient levels of MVPA. Additional research of MVPA in this population is warranted; however, understudied light‐intensity physical activity (LIPA) may be a more pragmatic target than MVPA among this complex population facing extensive challenges meeting MVPA recommendations. Large benefits are likely to occur from increasing these survivors' total activity, and LIPA prescriptions may be a more pragmatic approach than MVPA to aid this transition. Methods: We present a broad, narrative review of the evidence for MVPA and LIPA in this population on an array of health outcomes across the translational science spectrum (clinical, implementation, and public health), and identify a number of directions for future research focused on understanding the potential diverse health effects of LIPA. Conclusion: Additional LIPA research is warranted, as LIPA prescriptions may be a pragmatic strategy to effectively promote physical activity to this complex population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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18. The effects of exercise and diet on sex steroids in breast cancer survivors.
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Brown, Justin C., Sturgeon, Kathleen, Sarwer, David B., Troxel, Andrea B., DeMichele, Angela M., Denlinger, Crystal S., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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SEX hormones ,CANCER survivors ,BREAST cancer ,DIET ,STEROIDS - Abstract
Insufficient physical activity and obesity are associated with an increased risk of cancer recurrence and death in breast cancer survivors. Sex steroid hormones may mediate these associations. This study tested the hypothesis that exercise and diet, as compared to control, favorably change sex steroid hormones. This analysis of data from a subset of participants in a 2 × 2 factorial trial compares 269 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors who were insufficiently physically active and had overweight or obesity and were randomized to one of four treatment groups for 52 weeks: control, exercise alone, diet alone, or exercise plus diet. Secondary sex steroid hormone endpoints included estradiol, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and testosterone. Treatment effects were quantified using a mixed model for repeated measures. Compared to control, exercise alone did not significantly change estradiol (-1.9%; 95% CI: -12.6, 8.8), SHBG (2.4%; 95% CI: -9.9, 14.6), or testosterone (1.2%; 95% CI: -12.2, 14.5). Compared to control, diet alone did not significantly change estradiol (-7.8%; 95% CI: -17.6, 1.9), SHBG (8.2%; 95% CI: -4.2, 20.6), or testosterone (-0.8%; 95% CI: -13.6, 12.0). Compared to control, exercise plus diet did not significantly change estradiol (-6.3%; 95% CI: -16.3, 3.6), SHBG (8.8%; 95% CI: -4.0, 21.7), or testosterone (-5.3%; 95% CI: -18.0, 7.4). In postmenopausal breast cancer survivors who were insufficiently physically active and had overweight or obesity, randomization to exercise alone, diet alone, or exercise plus diet did not statistically significantly change sex steroid hormone concentrations at week 52. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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19. Outcomes of a weight loss intervention among rural breast cancer survivors
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Befort, Christie A., Klemp, Jennifer R., Austin, Heather L., Perri, Michael G., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Sullivan, Debra K., and Fabian, Carol J.
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- 2012
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20. Does the effect of weight lifting on lymphedema following breast cancer differ by diagnostic method: results from a randomized controlled trial
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Hayes, Sandra C., Speck, Rebecca M., Reimet, Elizabeth, Stark, Azadeh, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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- 2011
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21. A randomized controlled trial of the effect of supervised exercise on functional outcomes in older African American and non‐Hispanic White breast cancer survivors: Are there racial differences in the effects of exercise on functional outcomes?
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Owusu, Cynthia, Margevicius, Seunghee, Nock, Nora L., Austin, Kristina, Bennet, Elizabeth, Cerne, Stephen, Hergenroeder, Paul, Moore, Halle C. F., Petkac, Jean, Schluchter, Mark, Schmitz, Kathryn H., Webb Hooper, Monica, Wimbley, Leonard, and Berger, Nathan A.
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Background: The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that exercise would be more effective than a support group plus Fitbit (SG+Fitbit) program in improving functional outcomes in older breast cancer survivors (BCSs) and that race would moderate the exercise effect on outcomes. Methods: Older African American (AA) and non‐Hispanic White (NHW) BCSs were purposively recruited and enrolled into the 52‐week randomized controlled trial. The interventions included 20 weeks of supervised moderate‐intensity aerobic and resistance training followed by 32 weeks of unsupervised exercise called IMPROVE (n = 108) and a 20‐week SG+Fitbit program followed by 32 weeks of unsupervised activity (n = 105). Study outcomes were assessed at 20 and 52 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) scores 20 weeks from the baseline between arms. Secondary outcomes included change in the 6‐Minute Walk Test (6MWT) in meters 20 weeks from the baseline between arms. General linear regression and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used. Results: The mean age was 71.9 years (SD, 5.9 years), and 44% were AA. SPPB scores did not differ between arms (adjusted difference in mean change, 0.13; 95% CI, –0.28 to 0.55; P =.53). However, the exercise arm (vs the SG+Fitbit arm) improved on the 6MWT (21.6 m; 95% CI, 2.5‐40.6 m; P =.03). Race moderated the exercise effect on the 6MWT (adjusted interaction effect, 43.3 m; 95% CI, 6.3‐80.2 m; P =.02); this implied that the change in the adjusted mean for the 6MWT at 20 weeks from the baseline was 43.3 m higher in AA exercise participants versus NHW exercise participants. Conclusions: Combined aerobic and resistance exercise appears to improve physical performance in older BCSs, and the exercise effect might be moderated by race, with AAs appearing to derive larger benefits in comparison with NHWs. Larger studies are warranted to confirm the study findings. Combined aerobic and resistance exercise appears to improve functional outcomes in older African American and non‐Hispanic White breast cancer survivors. The exercise effect might be moderated by race. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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22. Feasibility of a tailored home-based exercise intervention during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
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Sturgeon, Kathleen M., Smith, Amanda M., Federici, Elizabeth H., Kodali, Namratha, Kessler, Renée, Wyluda, Edward, Cream, Leah V., Ky, Bonnie, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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EXERCISE therapy ,NEOADJUVANT chemotherapy ,CANCER chemotherapy ,CANCER patients ,BREAST cancer - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of a home-based moderate-to-vigorous intensity, phased (introduction, intermediate, maintenance), exercise prescription in breast cancer patients receiving cardiotoxic neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: Nineteen breast cancer patients were randomized to intervention or control for the duration of chemotherapy (16–24 weeks). The intervention was one aerobic exercise session at 80–90% VO
2max for 25 min/week and 65%-75% VO2max for ≥ 50 min/week. Adherence to the tailored home-based program was assessed by heart rate monitors. Acceptability, tolerability, feasibility, efficacy, change in VO2max , and patient reported outcomes, safety, and clinical events were assessed. Results: 25.7% of eligible women consented (acceptability). Adherence was 87.6%. Women were not able to maintain exercise intensity as chemotherapy progressed (23.7% of exercise minutes were completed at prescribed heart rate during maintenance). Efficacy of the intervention was demonstrated by maintenance of VO2max (−1.0 ± 13.2%) compared to (−27.5 ± 7.4%) the control group. Further, during and after therapy, patients in the intervention arm reported less fatigue (control-baseline: 14.4 ± 15.9; midpoint: 19.0 ± 11.4; follow-up: 29.4 ± 20.0; intervention-baseline: 29.2 ± 24.6; midpoint: 24.6 ± 14.4; follow-up: 23.6 ± 11.9), impairment in activities (control-baseline: 13.7 ± 16.0; midpoint: 32.8 ± 17.0; follow-up: 58.6 ± 27.9; intervention-baseline: 38.7 ± 31.8; midpoint: 47.1 ± 27.5; follow-up: 47.5 ± 31.0), and pain (control-baseline: 80.8 ± 17.1; midpoint: 73.9 ± 20.7; follow-up: 50.7 ± 25.7; intervention-baseline: 68.7 ± 28.4; midpoint: 61.4 ± 22.5; follow-up: 65.3 ± 22.4). There were no differences in adverse events, treatment delays, or pathological complete response. Conclusions: Neoadjuvant breast cancer patients maintained approximately one hour/week of moderate-intensity exercise over the course of their treatment. Further, this volume of exercise was sufficient to maintain fitness capacity and quality of life compared to the control group. Trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03280836, prospectively registered 9/13/2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03280836. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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23. A randomized trial of exercise and diet on health‐related quality of life in survivors of breast cancer with overweight or obesity.
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Brown, Justin C., Sarwer, David B., Troxel, Andrea B., Sturgeon, Kathleen, DeMichele, Angela M., Denlinger, Crystal S., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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BREAST cancer ,QUALITY of life ,OBESITY ,PHYSICAL mobility ,CANCER survivors - Abstract
Background: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, and progressive disease; it is associated with poor health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in survivors of breast cancer. Methods: In this 2 × 2 factorial trial, 351 survivors of breast cancer with overweight or obesity were randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups for 52 weeks: control, exercise alone, diet alone, or exercise plus diet. HRQOL end points were measured at baseline and at week 52 using the 36‐Item Medical Outcomes Survey‐Short Form (SF‐36). Repeated measures analysis of covariance quantified the estimated treatment difference (ETD). Results: At baseline, participants had a mean (SD) age of 59.4 years (8.7), body mass index of 34.0 kg/m2 (5.9), and 71 participants (20.2%) self‐reported fair or poor general health. After 52 weeks, compared with control, the exercise plus diet improved the physical health summary score (ETD: 5.39; 95% CI, 0.55‐10.22); exercise alone (ETD: –1.91; 95% CI, –6.60 to 2.79) and diet alone (ETD: 3.16; 95% CI, –1.52 to 7.83) did not change the physical health summary score. Compared with control, exercise alone (ETD: –0.27; 95% CI, –6.60 to 2.79), diet alone (ETD: 3.25; 95% CI, –1.41 to 7.91), and the exercise plus diet (ETD: 1.75; 95% CI, –2.90 to 6.39) did not change the mental health summary score. Exercise alone did not impact any HRQOL subscale; diet alone improved the vitality subscale; exercise plus diet improved the physical functioning, role—physical and vitality subscales. Conclusion: In survivors of breast cancer with overweight or obesity, exercise plus diet improved select HRQOL end points at week 52. Obesity is associated with poor health‐related quality of life in survivors of cancer. In survivors of breast cancer with overweight or obesity, exercise plus diet improved select health‐related quality of life end points at week 52. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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24. IMPROVE, a community‐based exercise intervention versus support group to improve functional and health outcomes among older African American and Non‐Hispanic White breast cancer survivors from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds: Recruitment strategies and baseline characteristics
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Owusu, Cynthia, Nock, Nora L., Feuntes, Vanessa, Margevicius, Seunghee, Hergenroeder, Paul, Austin, Kristina, Bennet, Elizabeth, Cerne, Stephen, Moore, Halle C. F., Petkac, Jean, Schluchter, Mark, Schmitz, Kathryn H., Webb Hooper, Monica, Coccia, Sarah, Nagy, Caitlin, Wimbley, Leonard, and Berger, Nathan A.
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SUPPORT groups ,CANCER survivors ,BREAST cancer ,FUNCTIONAL groups ,AFRICAN Americans - Abstract
Background: Behavioral intervention studies in older breast cancer survivors, particularly older African American (AA) and socioeconomic status–disadvantaged breast cancer survivors, are lacking. To inform future studies, the authors examined recruitment strategies in older breast cancer survivors who participated in an exercise intervention study. Methods: IMPROVE is a randomized trial designed to evaluate a group‐based exercise intervention versus a support group (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02763228). Participants were aged ≥65 years who had survived stage I through III breast cancer and were within 5 years of treatment completion. Participants were recruited through multiple approaches, including peripheral, linguistic, and constituent‐involving strategies that incorporated the identification of potentially eligible patients from 3 local hospitals and from State of Ohio registries and through direct clinician and community organization referrals. Results: Between October 2016 and November 2019, 7487 patients were screened, 4790 were potentially eligible, and 213 were randomized into the study. The eligible:randomization rates were 4.4% overall and 84%, 8%, and 2% for recruitment using direct referrals, hospital registries, and state registries, respectively. The median age of the randomized cohort was 70 years (range, 65‐88 years) and included 44% AA and 44% socioeconomic status–disadvantaged breast cancer survivors. Compared with all registry‐eligible patients, directly referred‐eligible patients were more likely to be AA versus Non‐Hispanic White (41% vs 19%; P =.006), to be contacted successfully (100% vs 33%; P <.0001), and to accept study participation (88% vs 16%; P <.0001). Conclusions: Direct referrals appeared to be the most efficient strategy for recruiting AA survivors. Behavioral intervention studies seeking to target older AA and socioeconomic status–disadvantaged breast cancer survivors should include strategies that foster direct referrals to study participation. Although multiple strategies for recruitment are needed, direct referrals are particularly effective for recruiting older African American breast cancer survivors into behavioral intervention studies. Studies seeking to target older breast cancer survivors from racial minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds should devote their efforts and resources to strategies that foster direct referrals to study participation, including the use of constituent‐involving strategies and fostering close partnerships with providers and community leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. Physical activity during and after breast cancer therapy and associations of baseline physical activity with changes in cardiac function by echocardiography.
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Upshaw, Jenica N., Hubbard, Rebecca A., Hu, Jian, Brown, Justin C., Smith, Amanda M., Demissei, Biniyam, Schmitz, Kathryn H., and Ky, Bonnie
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PHYSICAL activity ,BREAST cancer ,CANCER treatment ,GENERALIZED estimating equations ,CANCER survivors ,HEREDITARY cancer syndromes - Abstract
Background: Observational studies suggest that regular physical activity may reduce cardiovascular morbidity and cancer recurrence in survivors of breast cancer. The association between physical activity and cardiac function with breast cancer therapy is unknown. Methods: Self‐reported physical activity was assessed using the Godin Leisure‐Time Exercise Questionnaire at repeated intervals in a longitudinal cohort study of 603 breast cancer participants treated with doxorubicin and/or trastuzumab. Multivariable regression models estimated associations between clinical variables and physical activity. Generalized estimating equations adjusted for prespecified variables estimated associations between baseline physical activity and longitudinal echocardiographic measures of systolic and diastolic function. Results: Physical activity was low at baseline, prior to cancer therapy initiation. More than half of participants reported no moderate‐strenuous physical activity, and only 12.1% met guideline recommended levels of physical activity. Physical activity increased after chemotherapy completion; however, only 26.0% of individuals were sufficiently active 3 years after cancer diagnosis. Body mass index, hyperlipidemia and higher cancer stage were significantly associated with lower total physical activity at baseline. Higher baseline physical activity was very modestly associated with an attenuation in the absolute decline in left ventricular ejection fraction over time (β 0.4%, 95% CI 0.1, 0.7, P =.02 for each 10‐unit increase in total activity). There tended to be a cardioprotective association with cardiotoxicity risk, although this was not statistically significant (HR 0.83, 95% CI 0.66, 1.04, P =.097). Conclusions: A small proportion of breast cancer patients and survivors are engaged in regular moderate‐strenuous physical activity. While only modest associations between self‐reported physical activity and left ventricular systolic function were observed, our findings do not exclude a cardioprotective benefit of exercise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Dose-dependent effect of aerobic exercise on inflammatory biomarkers in a randomized controlled trial of women at high risk of breast cancer.
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Haley, Jeremy S., Hibler, Elizabeth A., Zhou, Shouhao, Schmitz, Kathryn H., and Sturgeon, Kathleen M.
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AEROBIC exercises ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,BREAST cancer ,TREADMILL exercise ,TUMOR necrosis factors ,MENSTRUATION disorders ,BREAST tumor prevention ,PERIMENOPAUSE ,RESEARCH ,TIME ,RESEARCH methodology ,EVALUATION research ,MEDICAL cooperation ,COMPARATIVE studies ,EXERCISE ,IMMUNITY ,RESEARCH funding ,INFLAMMATORY mediators ,EXERCISE therapy ,LONGITUDINAL method ,BREAST tumors - Abstract
Background: Increased levels of inflammation are associated with many diseases, including cancer. Physical activity can lower breast cancer risk as well as levels of inflammation. The Women In Steady Exercise Research (WISER) Sister trial was a randomized controlled trial that investigated the effects of a dosed, moderate to vigorous, aerobic exercise intervention on levels of inflammation in premenopausal women who were at high risk of developing breast cancer.Methods: Participants were randomized to control (<75 minutes per week; 41 patients), low-dose exercise (150 minutes per week; 38 patients), or high-dose exercise (300 minutes per week; 37 patients) groups. The 5-menstrual cycles-long, home-based treadmill exercise intervention gradually increased in minutes per week and intensity up to a maximum of 80% of the age-predicted maximum heart rate. Blood was collected at baseline and at follow-up and assayed for chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), interleukin 10 (IL-10), interleukin 12 (IL-12), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α).Results: A linear dose-response relationship was observed for the proinflammatory biomarkers CCL2 (%Δ of -5.44% in the control group, -0.03% in the low-dose exercise group, and 1.54% in the high-dose exercise group), IL-12 (%Δ of -21.5% in the control group, 38.2% in the low-dose exercise group, and 25.8% in the high-dose exercise group,) and TNF-α (%Δ of -4.69% in the control group, 9.51% in the low-dose exercise group, and 15.7% in the high-dose exercise group) but not for the anti-inflammatory biomarker IL-10 (%Δ of 5.05% in the control group, 6.05% in the low-dose exercise group, and 10.6% in the high-dose exercise group). For IL-12 and TNF-α, the percentage change was significantly higher in the low-dose (IL-12: P < .001; and TNF-α: P = .01) and high-dose (IL-12: P < .001; and TNF-α: P < .001) exercise groups compared with the control group.Conclusions: Moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise appeared to increase levels of proinflammatory biomarkers in a dose-dependent manner in a population of healthy women at high risk of developing breast cancer. The results of the current study suggest that for healthy premenopausal women, the mechanism of reduced breast cancer risk observed in physically active individuals may not be a result of reduced levels of inflammation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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27. Developing "Nurse AMIE": A tablet-based supportive care intervention for women with metastatic breast cancer.
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., Zhang, Xiaochen, Winkels, Renate, Schleicher, Erica, Mathis, Katlynn, Doerksen, Shawna, Cream, Leah, Rosenberg, Jennifer, Kass, Rena, Farnan, Michelle, Halpin‐Murphy, Patricia, Suess, Robin, Zucker, David, Hayes, Michael, and Halpin-Murphy, Patricia
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METASTATIC breast cancer , *EVIDENCE-based nursing , *TABLET computers , *MOBILE health , *BONE metastasis , *SYMPTOMS - Abstract
Developing "Nurse AMIE": A tablet-based supportive care intervention for women with metastatic breast cancer Survey respondents told us which symptoms were most bothersome, what elements they would like to see in a supportive care intervention, and acceptable frequency for symptom questions. Patient navigators meet with participants in person only once, for an "onboarding" session, during which the application is customized reflect the presence and location of bone metastases, as well as patient prioritization of symptoms. Nurse AMIE asks a symptom question, the patient answers by sliding a marker left or right. [Extracted from the article]
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28. Intra- and Interrater Reliability and Concurrent Validity of a New Tool for Assessment of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema of the Upper Extremity.
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Spinelli, Bryan, Kallan, Michael J., Zhang, Xiaochen, Cheville, Andrea, Troxel, Andrea, Cohn, Joy, Dean, Lorraine, Sturgeon, Kathleen, Evangelista, Margaret, Zhang, Zi, Ebaugh, David, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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Abstract Objective The goal of this study was to develop and assess intra- and interrater reliability and validity of a clinical evaluation tool for breast cancer–related lymphedema, for use in the context of outcome evaluation in clinical trials. Design Blinded repeated measures observational study. Setting Outpatient research laboratory. Participants Breast cancer survivors with and without lymphedema (N=71). Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure The assessment of intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for the Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema of the Upper Extremity (CLUE) standardized clinical evaluation tool. Results Intrarater reliability for the CLUE tool was ICC: 0.88 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.71-0.96). Interrater reliability for the CLUE tool was ICC: 0.90 (95% CI, 0.79-0.95). Concurrent validity of the CLUE score (Pearson r) was 0.79 with perometric interlimb difference and 0.53 with the Norman lymphedema overall score. Conclusions The CLUE tool shows excellent inter- and intrarater reliability. The overall CLUE score for the upper extremity also shows moderately strong concurrent validity with objective and subjective measures. This newly developed clinical, physical assessment of upper extremity lymphedema provides standardization and a single score that accounts for multiple constructs. Next steps include evaluation of sensitivity to change, which would establish usefulness to evaluate intervention efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Black-white disparity in physical performance among older women with newly diagnosed non-metastatic breast cancer: Exploring the role of inflammation and physical activity.
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Owusu, Cynthia, Schluchter, Mark, Koroukian, Siran M., Schmitz, Kathryn H., and Berger, Nathan A.
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Abstract Objective To examine racial differences in physical performance among older women with newly diagnosed non-metastatic breast cancer and identify clinical, behavioral and biological factors that might contribute to such disparities. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of women aged ≥65 years with newly diagnosed stage I–III breast cancer recruited from ambulatory oncology clinics at an academic center, between September 2010 and August 2015. Participants completed a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and laboratory testing for biomarkers of inflammation [interleukin-6 (IL6)] prior to receiving systemic treatment for cancer. The primary outcome was poor physical performance, defined as scoring ≤7 on the Short Physical Performance Battery, Yes or No. Logistic regression analyses were undertaken. Results Among 135 women with mean age of 74.8 years (SD = 6.9), 31% were African-American (AA), and 33% had poor physical performance. Controlling for age, education, comorbidities and geriatric syndromes, participants with poor physical performance were more likely to be AA [versus (vs.) Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW)], odds ratio (OR) = 3.10, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.18–8.15. Controlling further for physical activity (PA) attenuated the racial disparity in physical performance (OR = 2.50, CI = 0.91–6.84). Lastly, controlling for IL6 further diminished the racial disparity in physical performance (OR = 1.93, CI = 0.67–5.56). In adjusted models, PA and IL6 explained 29% and 38%, respectively, of the racial disparity in poor physical performance. Conclusion Among older women with newly diagnosed non-metastatic breast cancer, poor physical performance was prevalent and AA were disproportionately affected. Less engagement in physical activity and subclinical inflammation partly contributed to this disparity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Social factors matter in cancer risk and survivorship.
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Dean, Lorraine T., Gehlert, Sarah, Neuhouser, Marian L., Oh, April, Zanetti, Krista, Goodman, Melody, Thompson, Beti, Visvanathan, Kala, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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Greater attention to social factors, such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and others, are needed across the cancer continuum, including breast cancer, given differences in tumor biology and genetic variants have not completely explained the persistent Black/White breast cancer mortality disparity. In this commentary, we use examples in breast cancer risk assessment and survivorship to demonstrate how the failure to appropriately incorporate social factors into the design, recruitment, and analysis of research studies has resulted in missed opportunities to reduce persistent cancer disparities. The conclusion offers recommendations for how to better document and use information on social factors in cancer research and care by (1) increasing education and awareness about the importance of inclusion of social factors in clinical research; (2) improving testing and documentation of social factors by incorporating them into journal guidelines and reporting stratified results; and (3) including social factors to refine extant tools that assess cancer risk and assign cancer care. Implementing the recommended changes would enable more effective design and implementation of interventions and work toward eliminating cancer disparities by accounting for the social and environmental contexts in which cancer patients live and are treated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Perspective of older African-American and Non-Hispanic white breast cancer survivors from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds toward physical activity: A qualitative study.
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Owusu, Cynthia, Antognoli, Elizabeth, Nock, Nora, Hergenroeder, Paul, Austin, Kristina, Bennet, Elizabeth, Berger, Nathan A., Cerne, Stephen, Foraker, Katelyn, Heine, Kevin, Heyman, Ellen, Moore, Halle, Petkac, Jean, Schluchter, Mark, Schmitz, Kathryn H., Whitson, Anastasia, and Flocke, Susan
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Background We sought to explore the perspective of older breast cancer survivors (BCS) from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds toward physical activity (PA) to inform the design of a PA program that fosters acceptability. Methods Participants included sixty women, ≥ 65 years, within two years of treatment completion for stage I-III breast cancer. We purposely sampled ≥ ten patients in each race [African-American (AA) and Non-Hispanic White (NHW)] and socioeconomic status (SES) [SES disadvantaged and SES non-disadvantaged] group. Participants completed in-person interviews (n = 60) and follow-up focus groups (n = 45). Thematic analyses were employed. Results The median age was 71.0 years (range: 65–87 years). Five themes emerged: 1) importance of PA; 2) current PA participants engaged in; 3) influence of race and culture on PA attitudes and beliefs; 4) barriers to PA and facilitators to PA; and 5) PA preferences. Barriers included health issues (43%), particularly cancer treatment side effects such as fatigue. Facilitators included religious faith (38%) and family (50%). Preferences included group exercise (97%) and strength training (80%) due to concerns participants had with diminished upper body strength after cancer treatment. Although AA (59%) and SES non-disadvantaged (78%) participants reported that race and culture influenced their attitudes toward PA, it did not translate to racial and SES differences in preferences. Conclusion Among older BCS, physical activity preferences were shaped by cancer experience, rather than by race and SES. Physical activity programs for older BCS should focus on addressing cancer treatment-related concerns and should include strength training to ensure PA programs are more acceptable to older BCS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Patient preference and timing for exercise in breast cancer care.
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Sturgeon, Kathleen M., Fisher, Carla, McShea, Gina, Sullivan, Susan Kruse, Sataloff, Dahlia, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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EXERCISE ,BREAST cancer patients ,CANCER patient care ,PHYSICAL activity ,CANCER chemotherapy - Abstract
Exercise is recommended following cancer diagnosis and may be particularly valuable for women receiving cardiotoxic chemotherapy treatments. We investigated breast cancer patient preference on exercise programming in a prospective manner and retrospectively assessed length of time between diagnosis and chemotherapy initiation. Sixty-seven newly diagnosed breast cancer patients responded to questions regarding exercise programming related to cancer treatment and surveys on current activity level. Additionally, a retrospective chart review was conducted on 500 random breast cancer patients. Age, cancer stage, treatment, and treatment dates were extracted. Women were interested in, or, absolutely wanted to, participate in an exercise program before treatment (76.2%). There was uncertainty regarding willingness to delay treatment; 49.2% were willing to delay their treatment if the program was recommended by their doctors, 41.8% would not, and 9.0% were too unsure to respond. However, women would like to hear information about an exercise program for cancer patients when they are first diagnosed (61.9%). We observed that 64.6% of women were below recommended levels of physical activity; yet, current activity was not associated with an interest in an exercise program or willingness to delay treatment. Retrospectively, we observed an average interval of 72.6 ± 34.6 days between cancer diagnosis and initiation of anthracycline-based chemotherapy treatment, with younger women with more advanced cancer receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Based on patient preference and length of time to chemotherapy initiation, a reasonable next step to promote the current recommendations for exercise could be to integrate exercise into breast cancer care earlier in treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer: What Clinicians Need to Tell Their Patients.
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Kraschnewski, Jennifer L. and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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EXERCISE physiology ,BREAST cancer ,CANCER prevention ,BREAST cancer treatment ,BREAST tumor prevention ,BREAST tumor treatment ,EXERCISE ,QUALITY of life ,LIFESTYLES - Abstract
In 2016, nearly a quarter-million women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, the second deadliest cancer type. Lifestyle behaviors are well-established risk factors for both the development of, and negative outcomes from, breast cancer. New findings demonstrate that engaging in even minimal amounts of exercise is protective against breast cancer. Further, numerous studies have identified the role of exercise in the treatment of breast cancer and improvement in treatment side effects, quality of life, and overall survival. Unfortunately, few patients are physically active due to multiple barriers. Physicians may be helpful in engaging patients in being more active. Further research is necessary to identify programs and approaches to help patients both with, and at-risk for, breast cancer to engage in exercise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Great expectations: racial differences in outcome expectations for a weight lifting intervention among black and white breast cancer survivors with or without lymphedema.
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Dean, Lorraine T., Brown, Justin, Coursey, Morgan, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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WEIGHT lifting ,CANCER patients ,BREAST cancer ,CLINICAL trials ,LYMPHEDEMA ,BREAST tumors ,EXERCISE ,PATIENT satisfaction ,QUALITY of life ,RESEARCH funding ,SURVIVAL ,WHITE people ,PSYCHOLOGY of Black people ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,RESISTANCE training ,DISEASE complications ,CANCER & psychology - Abstract
Background: Black breast cancer survivors are less likely to engage in physical activity than are White survivors. This is unfortunate because physical activity may be especially beneficial given Black breast cancer survivors' higher rates of obesity and adverse treatment effects related to obesity, such as breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). The analysis explored outcome expectations for a weight lifting intervention by sedentary Black or White female breast cancer survivors and assessed the role of BCRL on outcome expectations for exercise.Methods: Chi-squared tests compared mean outcome expectation values for Black and White breast cancer survivors who completed baseline surveys for the Physical Activity and Lymphedema trial (n = 281). With race as the independent variable, multivariable analysis compared results for women without BCRL with those with BCRL, separately.Results: Across the entire sample, Black survivors (n = 90) had significantly higher (p < 0.05) outcome expectations than White survivors (n = 191) for improvements in sleep, appearance, mental health, affect, energy, and eating habits, with small to moderate effect sizes. When stratified by BCRL status, differences by race were robust only among those with BCRL.Conclusions: Black cancer survivors had greater expectations than White cancer survivors for how a weight lifting intervention would improve their physical and mental states; these differences were most apparent among women with BCRL. Improving outcomes in Black breast cancer survivors rests on the development of interventions that are appropriately tailored to address the expectations of this population and account for differences in persistent adverse effects of cancer such as BCRL. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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35. Acute Inflammatory Response to Low-, Moderate-, and High-Load Resistance Exercise in Women With Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema.
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Cormie, Prue, Singh, Benjamin, Hayes, Sandi, Peake, Jonathan M., Galvão, Daniel A., Taaffe, Dennis R., Spry, Nigel, Nosaka, Kazunori, Cornish, Bruce, Schmitz, Kathryn H., and Newton, Robert U.
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Background. Resistance exercise is emerging as a potential adjunct therapy to aid in the management of breast cancer–related lymphedema (BCRL). However, the mechanisms underlying the relationships between the acute and long-term benefits of resistance exercise on BCRL are not well understood. Purpose. To examine the acute inflammatory response to upper-body resistance exercise in women with BCRL and to compare these effects between resistance exercises involving low, moderate, and high loads. The impact on lymphedema status and associated symptoms was also compared. Methods. A total of 21 women, 62 ± 10 years old, with BCRL participated in the study. Participants completed low-load (15-20 repetition maximum [RM]), moderate-load (10-12 RM), and high-load (6-8 RM) exercise sessions consisting of 3 sets of 6 upper-body resistance exercises. Sessions were completed in a randomized order separated by a 7- to 10-day wash-out period. Venous blood samples were obtained to assess markers of exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation. Lymphedema status was assessed using bioimpedance spectroscopy and arm circumferences, and associated symptoms were assessed using Visual Analogue Scales for pain, heaviness, and tightness. Measurements were conducted before and 24 hours after the exercise sessions. Results. No significant changes in creatine kinase, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α were observed following the 3 resistance exercise sessions. There were no significant changes in arm swelling or symptom severity scores across the 3 resistance exercise conditions. Conclusions. The magnitude of acute exercise-induced inflammation following upper-body resistance exercise in women with BCRL does not vary between resistance exercise loads. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Vulnerable elders survey and socioeconomic status predict functional decline and death among older women with newly diagnosed nonmetastatic breast cancer.
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Owusu, Cynthia, Margevicius, Seunghee, Schluchter, Mark, Koroukian, Siran M., Schmitz, Kathryn H., and Berger, Nathan A.
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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) to predict the composite outcome of functional decline and death within 12 months of breast cancer treatment among women 65 years old or older with newly diagnosed stage I to III breast cancer.Methods: Two hundred and six participants were recruited from ambulatory oncology clinics at an academic center between April 2008 and April 2013. Participants competed the VES-13 at baseline just before neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment. The primary outcome, functional decline/death, was defined as either a decrease of at least 1 point on the Activities of Daily Living scale and/or the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale or death between baseline and 12 months (yes or no).Results: One hundred and eighty four participants (89%) completed 12 months of follow-up. Twenty-two percent functionally declined (n = 34) or died (n = 7). Univariately, with increasing VES-13 scores, the estimated risk of functional decline/death rose from 23% for participants with a VES-13 score of 3 to 76% for participants with a VES-13 score of 10. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, VES-13 scores (adjusted odds ratio, 1.37; 95% confidence interval, 1.18-1.57) and having a high school education or less (adjusted odds ratio, 2.47; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-5.65) were independent predictors of functional decline/death (area under the receiver operator curve, 0.79).Conclusions: Among older women with newly diagnosed nonmetastatic breast cancer, approximately 1 in 5 functionally declined and/or died within 12 months of breast cancer treatment initiation. Women with high school education or less were disproportionately affected. The VES-13 is a useful instrument for the early identification of those at risk for functional decline and/or death. Cancer 2016;122:2579-86. © 2016 American Cancer Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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37. Women In Steady Exercise Research (WISER) Sister: Study design and methods.
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., Williams, Nancy I., Kontos, Despina, Kurzer, Mindy S., Schnall, Mitchell, Domchek, Susan, Stopfer, Jill, Galantino, Mary Lou, Hwang, Wei-Ting, Morales, Knashawn, Wu, Shandong, DiGiovanni, Laura, Salvatore, Domenick, Fenderson, Desire', Good, Jerene, Sturgeon, Kathleen, Grant, Lorita, Bryan, Cathy J., and Adelman, Jess
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Purpose Women at elevated risk for breast cancer are motivated to reduce their risk. Current approaches rely primarily on hormonal intervention. A preventive exercise intervention might address the same hormonal issues, yet have fewer serious side effects and less negative impact on quality of life as compared to prophylactic mastectomy. WISER Sister was a randomized controlled trial which examined effects of two doses of exercise training on endogenous sex hormone exposure, hormonally active breast tissue, and other breast cancer risk factors. Methods Subjects for this single site trial were recruited from across the U.S., in collaboration with organizations that serve women at elevated risk, via emails, flyers, and letters. Eligibility criteria included age ≥ 18, eumenorrheic, and at elevated risk for breast cancer (e.g. BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and/or ≥ 18% lifetime risk according to prediction models). A 1:1:1 randomization scheme was used to allocate participants into: control, low dose (150 min/week), or high dose (300 min/week) home based treadmill exercise. Participants provided first morning urine samples daily for two menstrual cycles at study beginning and end for calculation of endogenous hormone exposure. In addition, women completed breast dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, a fasting blood draw, a treadmill exercise test, and surveys at baseline and follow-up. Discussion WISER Sister randomized 139 women, 122 of whom completed the study. The overall drop-out rate was 12%. Findings will be useful in understanding the potential for exercise to assist with reducing risk for breast cancer among women at elevated risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Clinical practice guidelines for breast cancer rehabilitation.
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Harris, Susan R., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Campbell, Kristin L., and McNeely, Margaret L.
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BACKGROUND: Despite strides in early detection and management of breast cancer, the primary treatments for this disease continue to result in physical impairments for some of the nearly 3 million people diagnosed annually. Over the past decade, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been developed with goals of preventing and ameliorating these impairments. However, translation of these guidelines into clinical practice needs to be accelerated. METHODS: Relevant health science databases (2001-2011) were searched to identify CPGs on breast cancer rehabilitation for the following impairments: upper extremity restrictions, lymphedema, pain, fatigue, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, treatment-related cardiotoxicity, bone health, and weight management. RESULTS: Recommendations from 19 relevant CPGs were first summarized by impairment within tables; commonalities across guidelines, within each impairment, were then synthesized within the article. The CPGs were rated using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II); wide variability was noted in rigor of development, clarity of presentation, and stakeholder involvement. The most rigorous and comprehensive of those rated was the adult cancer pain guideline from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. CONCLUSIONS: Based on a large body of evidence published in recent years, including randomized trials and systematic reviews, there is an urgent need for updating the guidelines on upper extremity musculoskeletal impairments and lymphedema. Furthermore, additional research is needed to provide an evidence base for developing rehabilitation guidelines on management of other impairments identified in the prospective surveillance model, eg, arthralgia. Cancer 2012;118(8 suppl):. © 2012 American Cancer Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. A prospective surveillance model for rehabilitation for women with breast cancer.
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Stout, Nicole L., Binkley, Jill M., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Andrews, Kimberly, Hayes, Sandra C., Campbell, Kristin L., McNeely, Margaret L., Soballe, Peter W., Berger, Ann M., Cheville, Andrea L., Fabian, Carol, Gerber, Lynn H., Harris, Susan R., Johansson, Karin, Pusic, Andrea L., Prosnitz, Robert G., and Smith, Robert A.
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BREAST cancer research ,CANCER patient rehabilitation ,BREAST cancer treatment ,PHYSICAL therapy ,CANCER treatment complications - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The current model of care for individuals with breast cancer focuses on treatment of the disease, followed by ongoing surveillance to detect recurrence. This approach lacks attention to patients' physical and functional well-being. Breast cancer treatment sequelae can lead to physical impairments and functional limitations. Common impairments include pain, fatigue, upper-extremity dysfunction, lymphedema, weakness, joint arthralgia, neuropathy, weight gain, cardiovascular effects, and osteoporosis. Evidence supports prospective surveillance for early identification and treatment as a means to prevent or mitigate many of these concerns. This article proposes a prospective surveillance model for physical rehabilitation and exercise that can be integrated with disease treatment to create a more comprehensive approach to survivorship health care. The goals of the model are to promote surveillance for common physical impairments and functional limitations associated with breast cancer treatment; to provide education to facilitate early identification of impairments; to introduce rehabilitation and exercise intervention when physical impairments are identified; and to promote and support physical activity and exercise behaviors through the trajectory of disease treatment and survivorship. METHODS: The model is the result of a multidisciplinary meeting of research and clinical experts in breast cancer survivorship and representatives of relevant professional and advocacy organizations. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: The proposed model identifies time points during breast cancer care for assessment of and education about physical impairments. Ultimately, implementation of the model may influence incidence and severity of breast cancer treatment-related physical impairments. As such, the model seeks to optimize function during and after treatment and positively influence a growing survivorship community. Cancer 2012;118(8 suppl):. © 2012 American Cancer Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Upper-body morbidity after breast cancer.
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Hayes, Sandra C., Johansson, Karin, Stout, Nicole L., Prosnitz, Robert, Armer, Jane M., Gabram, Sheryl, and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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The purpose of this paper is to review the incidence of upper-body morbidity (arm and breast symptoms, impairments, and lymphedema), methods for diagnosis, and prevention and treatment strategies. It was also the purpose to highlight the evidence base for integration of prospective surveillance for upper-body morbidity within standard clinical care of women with breast cancer. Between 10% and 64% of women report upper-body symptoms between 6 months and 3 years after breast cancer, and approximately 20% develop lymphedema. Symptoms remain common into longer-term survivorship, and although lymphedema may be transient for some, those who present with mild lymphedema are at increased risk of developing moderate to severe lymphedema. The etiology of morbidity seems to be multifactorial, with the most consistent risk factors being those associated with extent of treatment. However, known risk factors cannot reliably distinguish between those who will and will not develop upper-body morbidity. Upper-body morbidity may be treatable with physical therapy. There is also evidence in support of integrating regular surveillance for upper-body morbidity into the routine care provided to women with breast cancer, with early diagnosis potentially contributing to more effective management and prevention of progression of these conditions. Cancer 2012;118(8 suppl). © 2012 American Cancer Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Weight Lifting in Women with Breast-Cancer–Related Lymphedema.
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., Ahmed, Rehana L., Troxel, Andrea, Cheville, Andrea, Smith, Rebecca, Lewis-Grant, Lorita, Bryan, Cathy J., Williams-Smith, Catherine T., and Greene, Quincy P.
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Background: Weight lifting has generally been proscribed for women with breast-cancer–related lymphedema, preventing them from obtaining the well-established health benefits of weight lifting, including increases in bone density. Methods: We performed a randomized, controlled trial of twice-weekly progressive weight lifting involving 141 breast-cancer survivors with stable lymphedema of the arm. The primary outcome was the change in arm and hand swelling at 1 year, as measured through displaced water volume of the affected and unaffected limbs. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of exacerbations of lymphedema, number and severity of lymphedema symptoms, and muscle strength. Participants were required to wear a well-fitted compression garment while weight lifting. Results: The proportion of women who had an increase of 5% or more in limb swelling was similar in the weight-lifting group (11%) and the control group (12%) (cumulative incidence ratio, 1.00; 95% confidence interval, 0.88 to 1.13). As compared with the control group, the weight-lifting group had greater improvements in self-reported severity of lymphedema symptoms (P=0.03) and upper- and lower-body strength (P<0.001 for both comparisons) and a lower incidence of lymphedema exacerbations as assessed by a certified lymphedema specialist (14% vs. 29%, P=0.04). There were no serious adverse events related to the intervention. Conclusions: In breast-cancer survivors with lymphedema, slowly progressive weight lifting had no significant effect on limb swelling and resulted in a decreased incidence of exacerbations of lymphedema, reduced symptoms, and increased strength. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00194363.) N Engl J Med 2009;361:664-73. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Physical activity and lymphedema (the PAL trial): Assessing the safety of progressive strength training in breast cancer survivors
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Schmitz, Kathryn H., Troxel, Andrea B., Cheville, Andrea, Grant, Lorita L., Bryan, Cathy J., Gross, Cynthia R., Lytle, Leslie A., and Ahmed, Rehana L.
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Abstract: Lymphedema is a chronic and progressive long-term adverse effect of breast cancer treatment commonly defined by swelling of the affected arm. Current clinical guidelines indicate that women with and at risk for lymphedema should protect the affected arm from overuse. In clinical practice, this often translates into risk aversive guidance to avoid using the arm. This could lead to a disuse pattern that may increase the likelihood of injury from common activities of daily living. Further, such guidance poses an additional barrier to staying physically active, potentially translating to weight gain, which has been shown to be associated with worse clinical course for women with lymphedema. We hypothesize that a program of slowly progressive strength training with no upper limit on the amount of weight that may be lifted would gradually increase the physiologic capacity of the arm so that common activities represent a decreasing percentage of maximal capacity. Theoretically, this increased capacity should decrease the risk that daily activities put stress on the lymphatic system of the affected side. The Physical Activity and Lymphedema (PAL) Trial is a recently completed randomized controlled exercise intervention trial that recruited 295 breast cancer survivors (141 with lymphedema at study entry, 154 at risk for lymphedema at study entry). The purpose of this report is to provide detail regarding the study design, statistical design, and protocol of the PAL trial. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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43. Incorporating Strength Training into Cancer Care: Translating PAL into the Strength After Breast Cancer Program.
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Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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The article offers information on the use of strength training to the breast cancer care program. It mentions that multiple national organizations recommend, exercise for people affected by cancer. It focuses on the benefits of regular strength training among cancer survivors. It focuses on the safety and efficacy of strength training among breast cancer survivors.
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44. Exercise Therapy and Radiation Therapy for Cancer: A Systematic Review.
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Zaorsky, Nicholas G., Allenby, Taylor, Lin, John, Rosenberg, Jennifer, Simone, Nicole L., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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Purpose: Exercise therapy (ET) is shown to improve toxicity and surrogates of survival for patients receiving chemotherapy. Current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines lack recommendations for concurrent radiation therapy (RT) and ET. The main objective was to determine the impact of concurrent ET + RT with respect to (1) acceptability, feasibility, safety; and (2) to demonstrate how incorporating ET in cancer treatment can enhance patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and physical function-defined as strength or exercise capacity.Methods and Materials: A PICOS/PRISMA selection protocol was used to search PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Cochrane Review for prospective randomized controlled trials evaluating concurrent ET + RT, including >10 patients and with 1 or more study arms. Acceptability, feasibility, and safety rates were calculated. PROs were assessed with study-specific metrics. Physical function was defined as improvements in strength or range of motion. Statistically significant improvement was defined by P <.05.Results: Twenty-six of 693 screened studies including 1563 patients (831 receiving exercise, 732 controls) with localized breast cancer (67.1% of patients), prostate cancer (27.4%), head and neck cancers (2.8%), and spinal metastases (2.8%) were assessed. Objective 1: Among 3385 patients approached for ET, 1864 (55.1%) accepted the treatment; of those, 1563 patients (83.9%) completed the trials. Objective 2: Statistical improvements were noted in these PROs: quality of life (14 of 15 studies), fatigue (12 of 16 studies), mood/depression (9 of 13), and anxiety (6 of 7). Physical function improved statically in 16 of 16 studies.Conclusions: Combination ET + RT is safe and well-tolerated with improvements in PROs and physical function. Additional studies are needed in patients with metastatic cancers to assess survival and to compare effectiveness of different exercise regimens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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45. The women in steady exercise research (WISER) survivor trial: The innovative transdisciplinary design of a randomized controlled trial of exercise and weight-loss interventions among breast cancer survivors with lymphedema.
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Winkels, Renate M., Sturgeon, Kathleen M., Kallan, Michael J., Dean, Lorraine T., Zhang, Zi, Evangelisti, Margaret, Brown, Justin C., Sarwer, David B., Troxel, Andrea B., Denlinger, Crystal, Laudermilk, Monica, Fornash, Anna, DeMichele, Angela, Chodosh, Lewis A., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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Introduction Breast cancer survivors face dual challenges: long term sequelae of treatment, and risk of recurrent disease. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle complicate both challenges. The WISER Survivor trial assessed the effects of exercise and/or weight-loss on lymphedema, biomarkers of breast cancer recurrence, and quality of life. We report on the innovative transdisciplinary design of this trial and report attrition rates. Methods This one year trial randomized breast cancer survivors who had a BMI of ≥ 25 kg/m 2 , were sedentary and had breast-cancer-related-lymphedema to 1) exercise (weight training and aerobic exercise) 2) weight-loss 3) exercise and weight-loss 4) or control group. Innovative aspects included: adaptation of a community-based weight training program to a largely home-based program; use of a commercial meal replacement system as part of the lifestyle modification weight-loss program; inclusion of measures of cost-effectiveness to enable economic evaluations; and alignment with a parallel mouse model for breast cancer recurrence to enable transdisciplinary research. In this model, mice bearing dormant residual tumor cells, which spontaneously relapse, were placed on a high-fat diet. Overweight animals were randomly assigned to exercise, calorie restriction, both, or control group and followed for cancer recurrence. The animal model will guide mechanistic biomarkers to be tested in the human trial. Results & discussion 351 participants were randomized; 13 experienced breast cancer recurrence during the trial. Of the 338 participants without recurrence, 83% completed the trial. The WISER Survivor trial will show the effects of exercise and weight-loss on lymphedema outcomes, biomarkers of recurrence and quality of life. NCT ClinicalTrials.gov registration #: NCT01515124 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Protocol and recruitment results from a randomized controlled trial comparing group phone-based versus newsletter interventions for weight loss maintenance among rural breast cancer survivors.
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Befort, Christie A., Klemp, Jennifer R., Fabian, Carol, Perri, Michael G., Sullivan, Debra K., Schmitz, Kathryn H., Diaz, Francisco J., and Shireman, Theresa
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Abstract: Obesity is a risk factor for breast cancer recurrence and death. Women who reside in rural areas have higher obesity prevalence and suffer from breast cancer treatment-related disparities compared to urban women. The objective of this 5-year randomized controlled trial is to compare methods for delivering extended care for weight loss maintenance among rural breast cancer survivors. Group phone-based counseling via conference calls addresses access barriers, is more cost-effective than individual phone counseling, and provides group support which may be ideal for rural breast cancer survivors who are more likely to have unmet support needs. Women (n=210) diagnosed with Stage 0 to III breast cancer in the past 10years who are ≥3months out from initial cancer treatments, have a BMI 27–45kg/m2, and have physician clearance were enrolled from multiple cancer centers. During Phase I (months 0 to 6), all women receive a behavioral weight loss intervention delivered through group phone sessions. Women who successfully lose 5% of weight enter Phase II (months 6 to 18) and are randomized to one of two extended care arms: continued group phone-based treatment or a mail-based newsletter. During Phase III, no contact is made (months 18 to 24). The primary outcome is weight loss maintenance from 6 to 18months. Secondary outcomes include quality of life, serum biomarkers, and cost-effectiveness. This study will provide essential information on how to reach rural survivors in future efforts to establish weight loss support for breast cancer survivors as a standard of care. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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47. Water-Based Exercise for Patients with Chronic Arm Lymphedema.
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Johansson, Karin, Hayes, Sandi, Speck, Rebecca M., and Schmitz, Kathryn H.
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HYDROTHERAPY , *LYMPHEDEMA treatment , *ARM , *BREAST tumors , *CHI-squared test , *CHRONIC diseases , *RANGE of motion of joints , *RESEARCH funding , *SHOULDER , *PILOT projects , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *BLIND experiment , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
The article discusses the study report on the feasibility and effectiveness of Water Based Exercises for breast cancer survivors with arm lymphedema, and the same can also improve their shoulder Range of Motion (ROM) over a period of time. Water acts as a form of compression and according to research and studies, water based exercises can help the breast cancer survivors suffering from lymphedema, to regain upper body strength and improve their ROM.
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48. IMPROVE, a community-based exercise intervention versus support group to improve functional and health outcomes among older African American and non-Hispanic White breast cancer survivors from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds: Rationale, design and methods
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Owusu, Cynthia, Nock, Nora L., Hergenroeder, Paul, Austin, Kristina, Bennet, Elizabeth, Cerne, Stephen, Moore, Halle, Petkac, Jean, Schluchter, Mark, Schmitz, Kathryn H., Webb-Hooper, Monica, Atkins, Lindsay, Asagba, Oghenerukeme, Wimbley, Leonard, and Berger, Nathan A.
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SUPPORT groups , *FUNCTIONAL groups , *AFRICAN Americans , *BREAST cancer , *CANCER patients , *ARM exercises - Abstract
African Americans (AA) and socioeconomic status (SES) disadvantaged older breast cancer survivors (BCS) are more likely to experience poor functional and health outcomes. However, few studies have evaluated the putative beneficial effects of exercise on these outcomes in older racial minority and SES-disadvantaged BCS. This is a mixed-methods study that includes a randomized-controlled trial, " IMPROVE ", to evaluate a group-based exercise intervention compared to a support group program in older BCS, followed by post-intervention semi-structured interviews to evaluate the intervention. The trial aims to recruit 220 BCS with 55 in each of four strata defined by race (AA versus Non-Hispanic Whites) and SES (disadvantaged vs. non-disadvantaged). Participants are ≥65 years old and within five years of treatment completion for stage I-III breast cancer. Participants are randomized to a 52-week, three sessions/week, one-hour/session, moderate intensity aerobic and resistance group exercise intervention, (n = 110) or a 52-week, one hour/week, support group intervention [attention-control arm], (n = 110). The first 20 weeks of both programs are supervised and the last 32 week s , unsupervised. The primary outcome is the change in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Scores at 20 weeks from baseline, between the two arms. Secondary outcomes include change in SPPB scores at 52 weeks, change in body composition and biomarkers, at 20 and 52 weeks from baseline, between arms. Results of the trial may contribute to a better understanding of factors associated with recruitment, and acceptability, and will inform future exercise programs to optimally improve health outcomes for older BCS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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