2016
Randomized trial of a physical activity intervention in women with metastatic breast cancer
Ligibel JA, Giobbie-Hurder A, Shockro L, Campbell N, Partridge AH, Tolaney SM, Lin NU, Winer EP. Randomized trial of a physical activity intervention in women with metastatic breast cancer. Cancer 2016, 122: 1169-1177. PMID: 26872302, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalExercise TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPhysical FitnessQuality of LifeRadiotherapy, AdjuvantReference ValuesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMetastatic breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerExercise interventionBreast cancerPhysical functioningLife Questionnaire-Core 30 questionnaireModerate-intensity aerobic exercisePhysical Activity Recall interviewModerate-intensity exercise interventionAdvanced breast cancerPhysical activity interventionsTime of enrollmentWait-list control groupQuality of lifeMetastatic diseaseCancer QualityMedian ageIntervention armMedian timeActivity interventionsAerobic exerciseWeekly exerciseTreadmill testFunctional capacityNonsignificant increase
2009
Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women
Keating NL, Kouri E, He Y, Weeks JC, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women. Medical Care 2009, 47: 765-773. PMID: 19536008, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819e1fe7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Services ResearchHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomyMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSEER ProgramSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsDefinitive primary therapyHigh-quality hospitalsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer therapyBreast cancerPrimary therapyWhite womenRacial disparitiesStage I/II breast cancerBlack womenPrimary breast cancer therapyEarly-stage breast cancerLow-volume hospitalsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryPatterns of careSEER-Medicare databaseCancer therapyPopulation-based sampleOlder Black womenDefinitive therapyVolume hospitalsCancer surgeryCancer patients