2021
Prediagnosis and postdiagnosis leisure time physical activity and survival following diagnosis with ovarian cancer
Wang T, Townsend MK, Eliassen AH, Terry KL, Song M, Irwin ML, Tworoger SS. Prediagnosis and postdiagnosis leisure time physical activity and survival following diagnosis with ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2021, 149: 1067-1075. PMID: 33963766, PMCID: PMC8282739, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityNurses' Health StudyPhysical activityHazard ratioOvarian cancerHealth StudyWeek 1MET-hours/weekLow-grade serous tumorsLeisure-time physical activityPostdiagnosis physical activityRisk of deathEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer survivalConfidence intervalsTime physical activityOvarian cancer diagnosisBetter prognosisSerous tumorsCancer survivalInverse associationLarge cohortDiagnosisCancer diagnosis
2012
Benefits of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise for Cancer Survivors
Irwin M. Benefits of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise for Cancer Survivors. Energy Balance And Cancer 2012, 199-214. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4493-0_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer outcomesPhysical activityCancer survivorsResistance exerciseSpecific cancer outcomesCancer diagnosisBenefits of exerciseQuality of lifeDiagnosis of cancerFuture exercise interventionsExercise interventionPhysical functioningLower riskSide effectsMore effective strategiesDiagnosisOutcomesExerciseCancerSurvivorsOverall qualitySurgeryRecurrenceEffective strategyActivity
2011
Obesity and Cancer: Epidemiology
Irwin M. Obesity and Cancer: Epidemiology. Energy Balance And Cancer 2011, 1: 101-110. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9911-5_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Irwin ML, McTiernan A, Manson JE, Thomson CA, Sternfeld B, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Craft L, Lane D, Martin LW, Chlebowski R. Physical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Cancer Prevention Research 2011, 4: 522-529. PMID: 21464032, PMCID: PMC3123895, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-10-0295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityPostmenopausal womenPhysical activityBreast cancerMore MetHealth initiativesLower breast cancer mortalityBreast cancer-specific mortalityWomen's Health Initiative studyActive breast cancer survivorsCancer-specific mortalityInvasive breast cancerLow physical activityBreast cancer survivorsMultivariable adjusted analysesWomen's Health InitiativeBreast cancer mortalityAdjusted analysisCancer survivorsCancer mortalityInactive womenInitiative studyMortalityCancerDiagnosis
2010
Physical Activity, Weight Control, and Cancer Prognosis
Schmitz K, Irwin M, Speck R. Physical Activity, Weight Control, and Cancer Prognosis. Energy Balance And Cancer 2010, 165-182. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7551-5_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activityExercise programCancer prognosisWeight controlMortality of cancerMajority of evidenceGastric cardiaCancer survivorsPoor prognosisBreast cancerBody weightColon cancerPrognosisCancerCancer treatmentWeight lossCancer diagnosisDiagnosisPatientsPersistent effectsEvidenceObesityCardiaEndometriumRecurrence
2008
Influence of Pre- and Postdiagnosis Physical Activity on Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study
Irwin ML, Smith AW, McTiernan A, Ballard-Barbash R, Cronin K, Gilliland FD, Baumgartner RN, Baumgartner KB, Bernstein L. Influence of Pre- and Postdiagnosis Physical Activity on Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 3958-3964. PMID: 18711185, PMCID: PMC2654316, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.15.9822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityBreast cancerHazard ratioLifestyle StudyTotal deathsModerate-intensity physical activityMultivariable hazard ratiosPostdiagnosis physical activityProspective observational studyBreast cancer deathsBreast cancer survivorsMetabolic equivalent hoursRegional breast cancerPostdiagnosis changesPrimary outcomeCancer survivorsPrimary exposureCancer deathInactive womenObservational studyLower riskGreater riskDiagnosisInfluence of preWomen
2003
Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma
Irwin ML, Crumley D, McTiernan A, Bernstein L, Baumgartner R, Gilliland FD, Kriska A, Ballard‐Barbash R. Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma. Cancer 2003, 97: 1746-1757. PMID: 12655532, PMCID: PMC3034406, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPhysical activityBreast carcinomaIncident breast carcinomaPopulation-based studyRisk of recurrenceTotal physical activitySport physical activityPrediagnosis levelsAdjuvant treatmentPatient ageMass indexType of sportAdverse outcomesDisease stageTime patientsBaseline interviewBody weightPA levelsWeight gainPatientsDiagnosisCarcinomaWomenChemotherapy