2022
Marital Status, Living Arrangement, and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings from CALGB 89803 (Alliance)
Lee S, Ma C, Zhang S, Ou FS, Bainter TM, Niedzwiecki D, Saltz LB, Mayer RJ, Whittom R, Hantel A, Benson A, Atienza D, Kindler H, Gross CP, Irwin ML, Meyerhardt JA, Fuchs CS. Marital Status, Living Arrangement, and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings from CALGB 89803 (Alliance). The Oncologist 2022, 27: e494-e505. PMID: 35641198, PMCID: PMC9177101, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyab070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage III colon cancerRecurrence-free survivalOverall survivalColon cancerCALGB 89803Marital statusAdjuvant chemotherapy trialsColorectal cancer outcomesColon cancer mortalityTime of enrollmentLiving arrangementsChemotherapy trialsSocial support servicesSurvival outcomesCancer mortalityPatient populationCancer outcomesClinical trialsSpouse/partnerWorse outcomesCancer recurrenceNursing homesPatientsSecondary analysisCancerCardiometabolic risk factors, physical activity, and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality: results from the Women’s Health Initiative
Dieli-Conwright CM, Nelson RA, Simon MS, Irwin ML, Neuhouser ML, Reding KW, Crane TE, Manson JE, Nassir R, Shadyab AH, LaMonte M, Qi L, Thomson CA, Kroenke CH, Pan K, Chlebowski RT, Mortimer J. Cardiometabolic risk factors, physical activity, and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality: results from the Women’s Health Initiative. BMC Women's Health 2022, 22: 32. PMID: 35120497, PMCID: PMC8817588, DOI: 10.1186/s12905-022-01614-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityWomen's Health Initiative participantsEarly-stage breast cancerCardiometabolic risk factorsBreast cancer mortalityPhysical activity levelsRisk factor numberPhysical activityBreast cancerRisk factorsCancer mortalityHigher breast cancer-specific mortalityLower breast cancer-specific mortalityInitiative participantsHealth initiativesNational Death Index queryProportional hazards regression modelsHigher physical activity levelsCancer diagnosisMetabolic syndrome componentsBaseline physical activityHigh waist circumferenceMedical record reviewCause mortality risk
2015
Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Playdon MC, Bracken MB, Sanft TB, Ligibel JA, Harrigan M, Irwin ML. Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv275. PMID: 26424778, PMCID: PMC4715249, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityCause mortalityWeight gainBreast cancer diagnosisBreast cancerStage I-IIIC breast cancerSystematic reviewPrediagnosis body mass indexWomen age 18 yearsPostdiagnosis weight gainCancer diagnosisCause mortality ratesBreast cancer mortalityAge 18 yearsWeb of ScienceCohort studyRecurrence outcomesMass indexCancer mortalityClinical trialsHigh riskMortality rateBody weight
2014
Body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Zhou Y, Chlebowski R, LaMonte MJ, Bea JW, Qi L, Wallace R, Lavasani S, Walsh BW, Anderson G, Vitolins M, Sarto G, Irwin ML. Body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 133: 4-10. PMID: 24680584, PMCID: PMC4064800, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeBody mass indexVigorous-intensity physical activityOvarian cancerPhysical activityHealth initiativesLower riskCause mortalityMass indexSelf-reported physical activityOvarian cancer mortalityModifiable lifestyle factorsProportional hazards regressionPrimary ovarian cancerOvarian cancer diagnosisPostmenopausal womenBaseline visitHazards regressionLifestyle factorsCancer mortalityMortality endpointsSurvival rateMortalityCancerCancer diagnosis
2011
Obesity and Cancer: Epidemiology
Irwin M. Obesity and Cancer: Epidemiology. Energy Balance And Cancer 2011, 1: 101-110. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9911-5_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Irwin ML, McTiernan A, Manson JE, Thomson CA, Sternfeld B, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Craft L, Lane D, Martin LW, Chlebowski R. Physical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Cancer Prevention Research 2011, 4: 522-529. PMID: 21464032, PMCID: PMC3123895, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-10-0295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityPostmenopausal womenPhysical activityBreast cancerMore MetHealth initiativesLower breast cancer mortalityBreast cancer-specific mortalityWomen's Health Initiative studyActive breast cancer survivorsCancer-specific mortalityInvasive breast cancerLow physical activityBreast cancer survivorsMultivariable adjusted analysesWomen's Health InitiativeBreast cancer mortalityAdjusted analysisCancer survivorsCancer mortalityInactive womenInitiative studyMortalityCancerDiagnosis