2020
Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer early career investigator training program: first year results
Irwin ML, Lowry D, Neuhouser ML, Ligibel J, Schmitz K, Patterson RE, Colditz G, Li F, Nebeling L. Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer early career investigator training program: first year results. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2020, 11: 549-562. PMID: 32065834, PMCID: PMC7963289, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear of mentorshipYear 1 participantsEarly career investigatorsCancer burdenCancer riskHealth of populationsMentorship periodTraining programProgram satisfactionGroup sessionsCancer researchSmall group sessionsYear resultsFirst year resultsRiskEnergy imbalanceProgram impactFifth yearCourseInvestigatorsSessionsFellowsYearsCancerMortality
2018
Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study
Sanft T, Usiskin I, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Lu L, Li FY, Zhou Y, Chagpar A, Ferrucci LM, Pusztai L, Irwin ML. Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 105-112. PMID: 30062572, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4895-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsWeight loss interventionUsual care groupBody mass indexBreast cancer riskCancer survivorsUsual careLoss interventionBreast cancerStage 0Quantitative polymerase chain reactionCare groupTelomere lengthCancer riskStage II/III breast cancerObese breast cancer survivorsWeight lossI breast cancerNon-Hispanic whitesPurposeSome studiesMass indexIntervention groupPhysical activityBlood samplesConclusionOur findings