2023
Hula as a physical activity and social support intervention for sustained activity in female breast and gynecologic cancer survivors
Bantum E, Yamada P, Makolo T, Yu H, Pagano I, Subia N, Walsh C, Loo L. Hula as a physical activity and social support intervention for sustained activity in female breast and gynecologic cancer survivors. Frontiers In Psychology 2023, 14: 1190532. PMID: 37941759, PMCID: PMC10629222, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1190532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activityCancer survivorsMaintenance of physical activityPhysical activity improves healthPre-and post-interventionQuality of life of cancer survivorsGynecologic cancer survivorsBenefits of social supportModerate physical activitySocial support interventionsSustained physical activityLife of cancer survivorsRandomized wait-listSupport interventionsPost-interventionIntervention groupNational Cancer InstituteWaist circumferencePsychosocial dataSupport groupsSocial supportNative HawaiiansPsychosocial functioningFemale breastImprove enjoyment
2009
Exercise and quality of life during and after treatment for breast cancer: results of two randomized controlled trials
Cadmus LA, Salovey P, Yu H, Chung G, Kasl S, Irwin ML. Exercise and quality of life during and after treatment for breast cancer: results of two randomized controlled trials. Psycho-Oncology 2009, 18: 343-352. PMID: 19242918, PMCID: PMC4221990, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-treatment survivorsBreast cancer survivorsQuality of lifeCancer survivorsPost-treatment breast cancer survivorsHospital-based tumor registryHome-based exercise programTrial of exerciseUsual care groupEffects of exerciseSocial functioningLower social functioningAdjuvant therapyUsual careExercise interventionTumor RegistryExercise programCare groupLife impairmentBreast cancerDepressive symptomsSurvivor subgroupsHigher baselineReduced qualityLife benefitsRandomized Controlled Trial of Aerobic Exercise on Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factors in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Yale Exercise and Survivorship Study
Irwin ML, Varma K, Alvarez-Reeves M, Cadmus L, Wiley A, Chung GG, DiPietro L, Mayne ST, Yu H. Randomized Controlled Trial of Aerobic Exercise on Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factors in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Yale Exercise and Survivorship Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2009, 18: 306-313. PMID: 19124513, PMCID: PMC2841479, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseUsual care groupBreast cancer riskAerobic exerciseIGFBP-3Cancer survivorsUsual careCare groupCancer riskYale-New Haven Hospital Tumor RegistryCurrent physical activity levelsInsulin-like growth factorHospital tumor registryUsual care participantsAerobic exercise interventionExercise-induced decreasePhysical activity levelsInsulin-like growthExercise groupExercise interventionControlled TrialsTumor RegistryBrisk walking