2023
Diet and physical activity interventions in Black and Latina women with breast cancer: A scoping review
Pichardo M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Romero-Ramos Y, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Velazquez A, Fayanju O, Winer E, Irwin M. Diet and physical activity interventions in Black and Latina women with breast cancer: A scoping review. Frontiers In Oncology 2023, 13: 1079293. PMID: 36994212, PMCID: PMC10040823, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1079293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsPhysical activity interventionsLifestyle interventionCancer survivorsActivity interventionsLatina womenEfficacy trialsBreast cancerLatina breast cancer survivorsTrial of dietOne-year followFavorable behavioral changesBreast cancer diagnosisPrimary outcomeAvailable peer-reviewed literatureFuture trialsInformal care giversPilot trialSustained behavior changeEfficacy studiesHealthful lifestyleCare giversTrialsWeight lossCancer diagnosis
2021
Effect of healthy diet and exercise on chemotherapy completion rate in women with breast cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Early after Diagnosis (LEANer) study: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Sanft T, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Ferrucci LM, Li FY, McGowan C, Zupa M, Nguyen TH, Ligibel J, Neuhouser ML, Hershman DL, Basen-Engquist K, Jones B, Knobf T, Chagpar A, Silber A, Irwin ML. Effect of healthy diet and exercise on chemotherapy completion rate in women with breast cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Early after Diagnosis (LEANer) study: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 109: 106508. PMID: 34274495, PMCID: PMC10424280, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy completion rateTreatment-related side effectsPhysical activity guidelinesBreast cancerActivity guidelinesCancer survivorsSide effectsWorld Cancer Research FundUsual care control groupCompletion ratesEndocrine therapy adherenceCare control groupHealthy lifestyle interventionRandomized clinical trialsPatient reported outcomesPhysical activity interventionsBreast cancer treatmentAmerican Cancer SocietyBreast cancer prognosisCancer Research FundElectronic medical recordsOncology nutritionTreating oncologistSecondary endpointsChemotherapy sessionA randomized trial of physical activity for cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors: Rationale and study design of I Can! Improving Cognition After Cancer
Hartman SJ, Weiner LS, Natarajan L, Sears DD, Palmer BW, Parker B, Ahles T, Irwin ML, Au K. A randomized trial of physical activity for cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors: Rationale and study design of I Can! Improving Cognition After Cancer. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 102: 106289. PMID: 33503496, PMCID: PMC8009833, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported cognitionBreast cancer survivorsProcessing speedPhysical activity interventionsCancer survivorsPost-treatment breast cancer survivorsMaintenance of effectsPhysical activityActivity interventionsPsychological mediatorsCognitive functioningCognition outcomesCognitive difficultiesCognitive changesCognitionIntervention literatureCandidate biological mechanismDaily functioningPromising interventionCognitive impairmentIntervention effectsPhysical activity intervention trialNon-cancer populationImpact of exerciseQuality of life