2022
Adipose tissue radiodensity and mortality among patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer
Cheng E, Caan BJ, Chen WY, Irwin ML, Prado CM, Cespedes Feliciano EM. Adipose tissue radiodensity and mortality among patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer. Clinical Nutrition 2022, 41: 2607-2613. PMID: 36306565, PMCID: PMC9722634, DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonmetastatic breast cancerVisceral adipose tissueBreast cancerBreast cancer prognosisOverall mortalitySpecific mortalityAdipose tissueCancer prognosisTissue radiodensityMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionKaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaCox proportional hazards regressionRole of adiposityBody mass indexProportional hazards regressionBreast cancer survivalNovel prognostic markerThird lumbar vertebraIntegrated healthcare systemNon-Hispanic whitesMultiple cancer typesHazard ratioNonmetastatic patientsPrognostic factorsClinicopathological characteristics
2021
Neighborhood and Individual Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Survival Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Common Cancers
Cheng E, Soulos PR, Irwin ML, Feliciano E, Presley CJ, Fuchs CS, Meyerhardt JA, Gross CP. Neighborhood and Individual Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Survival Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Common Cancers. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2139593. PMID: 34919133, PMCID: PMC8683967, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.39593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific mortalityNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIndividual-level socioeconomic statusIndividual socioeconomic statusColorectal cancerOverall mortalitySocioeconomic statusCohort studyHazard ratioDual eligibilityCancer patientsCommon cancerLung cancerProstate cancerSocioeconomic disadvantageHigh riskEnd Results-Medicare databaseMedicare-Medicaid dual eligibilityPopulation-based cohort studyCox proportional hazards regressionSuboptimal cancer careColorectal cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsProportional hazards regressionNon-Hispanic white individualsPrediagnosis 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 diagnosisRace, Income, and Survival in Stage III Colon Cancer: CALGB 89803 (Alliance)
Lee S, Zhang S, Ma C, Ou FS, Wolfe EG, Ogino S, Niedzwiecki D, Saltz LB, Mayer RJ, Mowat RB, Whittom R, Hantel A, Benson A, Atienza D, Messino M, Kindler H, Venook A, Gross CP, Irwin ML, Meyerhardt JA, Fuchs CS. Race, Income, and Survival in Stage III Colon Cancer: CALGB 89803 (Alliance). JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2021, 5: pkab034-. PMID: 34104867, PMCID: PMC8178799, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkab034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack PeopleChemotherapy, AdjuvantColonic NeoplasmsConfidence IntervalsDietDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIncomeLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesWhite PeopleConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioDisease-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalColon cancer patientsHome zip codeMedian household incomeCALGB 89803Hazard ratioOverall survivalCancer patientsStage III colon cancer patientsStage III colon cancerPatient's home zip codeAdjuvant chemotherapy trialsStudy of patientsColon cancer outcomesHealth care accessChemotherapy trialsStudy enrollmentBlack patientsCancer outcomesLifestyle factorsLowest quartileObservational studyPatients
2010
Fasting C-Peptide Levels and Death Resulting From All Causes and Breast Cancer: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study
Irwin ML, Duggan C, Wang CY, Smith AW, McTiernan A, Baumgartner RN, Baumgartner KB, Bernstein L, Ballard-Barbash R. Fasting C-Peptide Levels and Death Resulting From All Causes and Breast Cancer: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 29: 47-53. PMID: 21115859, PMCID: PMC3055859, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.4752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-peptide levelsRisk of deathType 2 diabetesBreast cancerHazard ratioLifestyle StudyC-peptideDietary-induced weight lossSerum C-peptideCox regression analysisBody mass indexRegional breast cancerBreast cancer diagnosisMass indexInsulin secretionTreatment strategiesObservational studyEstrogen receptorPhysical activityCancerWeight lossCancer diagnosisCertain subgroupsWomenDeath
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