2018
Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study
Sanft T, Usiskin I, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Lu L, Li FY, Zhou Y, Chagpar A, Ferrucci LM, Pusztai L, Irwin ML. Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 105-112. PMID: 30062572, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4895-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsWeight loss interventionUsual care groupBody mass indexBreast cancer riskCancer survivorsUsual careLoss interventionBreast cancerStage 0Quantitative polymerase chain reactionCare groupTelomere lengthCancer riskStage II/III breast cancerObese breast cancer survivorsWeight lossI breast cancerNon-Hispanic whitesPurposeSome studiesMass indexIntervention groupPhysical activityBlood samplesConclusionOur findings
2013
Effect of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome Variables in Breast Cancer Survivors
Thomas GA, Alvarez-Reeves M, Lu L, Yu H, Irwin ML. Effect of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome Variables in Breast Cancer Survivors. International Journal Of Endocrinology 2013, 2013: 168797. PMID: 24319454, PMCID: PMC3844242, DOI: 10.1155/2013/168797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsMetabolic syndromeCancer survivorsExercise interventionUsual careChronic diseasesMetabolic syndrome Z-scoreObese breast cancer survivorsPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsOverall metabolic syndromeMetabolic syndrome prevalenceComorbid chronic diseasesAerobic exercise interventionMetabolic syndrome variablesUsual care interventionsEffects of exerciseLifestyle interventionSyndrome prevalenceAerobic exerciseCare interventionsHigh prevalenceExercise adherenceTotal womenSyndromeZ-score