2022
Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk and mortality in Black and Latina Women's Health Initiative participants
Pichardo MS, Esserman D, Ferrucci LM, Molina Y, Chlebowski RT, Pan K, Garcia DO, Lane DS, Shadyab AH, Lopez‐Pentecost M, Luo J, Kato I, Springfield S, Rosal MC, Bea JW, Feliciano E, Qi L, Nassir R, Snetselaar L, Manson J, Bird C, Irwin ML. Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk and mortality in Black and Latina Women's Health Initiative participants. Cancer 2022, 128: 3630-3640. PMID: 35996861, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Cancer Society guidelinesObesity-related cancersWomen's Health InitiativeGuideline adherenceSociety guidelinesHealth initiativesPhysical activityLower riskEffect modificationCancer preventionObesity-related cancer incidenceObesity-related cancer riskWomen's Health Initiative participantsLatina womenPotential effect modificationPublic health interventionsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCause deathCause mortalityLifestyle guidelinesPostmenopausal womenCancer incidenceLower incidenceACS guidelinesHigh adherence
2014
Body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Zhou Y, Chlebowski R, LaMonte MJ, Bea JW, Qi L, Wallace R, Lavasani S, Walsh BW, Anderson G, Vitolins M, Sarto G, Irwin ML. Body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 133: 4-10. PMID: 24680584, PMCID: PMC4064800, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeBody mass indexVigorous-intensity physical activityOvarian cancerPhysical activityHealth initiativesLower riskCause mortalityMass indexSelf-reported physical activityOvarian cancer mortalityModifiable lifestyle factorsProportional hazards regressionPrimary ovarian cancerOvarian cancer diagnosisPostmenopausal womenBaseline visitHazards regressionLifestyle factorsCancer mortalityMortality endpointsSurvival rateMortalityCancerCancer diagnosis
2011
Physical 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
Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
Friedenreich C, Woolcott C, McTiernan A, Terry T, Brant R, Ballard-Barbash R, Irwin M, Jones C, Boyd N, Yaffe M, Campbell K, McNeely M, Karvinen K, Courneya K. Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Obesity 2010, 35: 427-435. PMID: 20820172, PMCID: PMC3061001, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic exercise interventionTotal body fatExercise interventionPostmenopausal womenFat areaBody fatGreater body fat lossSubcutaneous abdominal fat areaCurrent public health guidelinesIntra-abdominal fat areaSedentary postmenopausal womenAbdominal fat areaAerobic exercise programExercise five timesBody fat lossDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurementsBreast cancer riskVolume of exerciseMeasures of adiposityPublic health guidelinesComputerized tomography measurementsExercise groupObese womenAbdominal adiposityExercise program
2003
Effect of Exercise on Total and Intraabdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Irwin M, Yasui Y, Ulrich C, Bowen D, Rudolph R, Schwartz R, Yukawa M, Aiello E, Potter J, McTiernan A. Effect of Exercise on Total and Intraabdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2003, 58: 469-470. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000074098.18035.5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Irwin ML, Yasui Y, Ulrich CM, Bowen D, Rudolph RE, Schwartz RS, Yukawa M, Aiello E, Potter JD, McTiernan A. Effect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2003, 289: 323-330. PMID: 12525233, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.3.323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous abdominal fatBody fat lossEffects of exercisePostmenopausal womenBody fatBody weightHome-based moderate-intensity exerciseAbdominal fatFat lossGreater body fat lossMajor public health concernSports/recreational activitiesObese postmenopausal womenIntra-abdominal fatPrevalence of obesityReduced body weightDuration of exerciseMin/wkModerate-intensity exerciseSignificant dose responseTotal body fatLevel of exerciseTwelve-month dataPublic health concernExercise group
2002
Exercise Effect on Body Weight in Postmenopausal Women: The Physical Activity for Total Health Study
Irwin M, McTiernan A. Exercise Effect on Body Weight in Postmenopausal Women: The Physical Activity for Total Health Study. Medical Science Symposia Series 2002, 17: 345-352. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1061-1_41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal Health studyPrevalence of overweightAdult American populationObese 1Postmenopausal womenObesity comorbiditiesCardiovascular diseasePhysical activitySedentary lifestyleHealth StudyBody weightOlder personsCertain cancersOverweightObesityPrevalenceLevel 4American populationHypertensionComorbiditiesDiabetesStrokeCancerDiseaseWomen