2018
Lymphedema in ovarian cancer survivors: Assessing diagnostic methods and the effects of physical activity
Iyer NS, Cartmel B, Friedman L, Li F, Zhou Y, Ercolano E, Harrigan M, Gottlieb L, McCorkle R, Schwartz PE, Irwin ML. Lymphedema in ovarian cancer survivors: Assessing diagnostic methods and the effects of physical activity. Cancer 2018, 124: 1929-1937. PMID: 29437202, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower limb lymphedemaOvarian cancer survivorsCancer survivorsSelf-report questionnairesSide effectsSpecialist evaluationCancer treatmentDiagnostic methodsRandomized exercise interventionTrial of exerciseBody mass indexPhysical activity recommendationsEffects of exerciseOvarian cancer treatmentGynecologic cancer treatmentLymphedema prevalenceLymphedema specialistExercise groupExercise interventionDifferent diagnostic methodsMass indexBaseline prevalenceActivity recommendationsOvarian cancerLimb lymphedema
2016
Effect of the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA exercise program on physical activity, fitness, quality of life, and fatigue in cancer survivors
Irwin ML, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Li F, Sanft T, Shockro L, O'Connor K, Campbell N, Tolaney SM, Mayer EL, Yung R, Freedman RA, Partridge AH, Ligibel JA. Effect of the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA exercise program on physical activity, fitness, quality of life, and fatigue in cancer survivors. Cancer 2016, 123: 1249-1258. PMID: 27893938, PMCID: PMC5360506, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer survivorsPhysical activityExercise programQuality of lifeDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanDana-Farber Cancer InstituteX-ray absorptiometry scansYale Cancer CenterAJCC stage IMajority of patientsThousands of survivorsPrimary endpointAdverse eventsWalk testCancer CenterSerum biomarkersBlood drawBreast cancerLIVESTRONGLower riskYMCA programCancer InstituteStage IBody compositionControl group