2005
Changes in Body Fat and Weight After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Influence of Demographic, Prognostic, and Lifestyle Factors
Irwin ML, McTiernan A, Baumgartner RN, Baumgartner KB, Bernstein L, Gilliland FD, Ballard-Barbash R. Changes in Body Fat and Weight After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Influence of Demographic, Prognostic, and Lifestyle Factors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 774-782. PMID: 15681521, PMCID: PMC3000612, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody fat changesBody fatBreast cancer diagnosisLifestyle factorsPhysical activityFat changesCancer diagnosisHigher disease stagePopulation-based studyBreast cancer recurrenceBreast cancer prognosisPercent body fatFirst yearLean womenObese womenBaseline visitPotential cofoundersDisease stageLifestyle StudyPostdiagnosis periodCancer recurrenceBreast cancerCancer prognosisFat lossYounger age
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