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
Exercise adherence in a randomized trial of exercise on aromatase inhibitor arthralgias in breast cancer survivors: the Hormones and Physical Exercise (HOPE) study
Arem H, Sorkin M, Cartmel B, Fiellin M, Capozza S, Harrigan M, Ercolano E, Zhou Y, Sanft T, Gross C, Schmitz K, Neogi T, Hershman D, Ligibel J, Irwin ML. Exercise adherence in a randomized trial of exercise on aromatase inhibitor arthralgias in breast cancer survivors: the Hormones and Physical Exercise (HOPE) study. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2016, 10: 654-662. PMID: 26782031, PMCID: PMC5418660, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-015-0511-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsExerciseFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSurvivorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsExercise adherenceAerobic exerciseCancer SurvivorsBreast cancer survivorsPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseAerobic exercise levelBetter exercise adherenceConclusionsBreast cancer survivorsLong exercise programSupervised exercise sessionsTrial of exerciseExercise training sessionsMin/weekPhysical exercise studiesPredictors of adherenceMaximal oxygen consumptionMonths postrandomizationJoint painExercise programExercise studiesCardiorespiratory fitnessExercise sessionsArthralgia
2014
Randomized Exercise Trial of Aromatase Inhibitor–Induced Arthralgia in Breast Cancer Survivors
Irwin ML, Cartmel B, Gross CP, Ercolano E, Li F, Yao X, Fiellin M, Capozza S, Rothbard M, Zhou Y, Harrigan M, Sanft T, Schmitz K, Neogi T, Hershman D, Ligibel J. Randomized Exercise Trial of Aromatase Inhibitor–Induced Arthralgia in Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 33: 1104-1111. PMID: 25452437, PMCID: PMC4372849, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.1547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsBrief Pain InventoryUsual careAromatase inhibitorsCancer survivorsPain scoresAromatase Inhibitor-Induced ArthralgiaInactive breast cancer survivorsMcMaster Universities Osteoarthritis IndexJoint pain scoresRandomized exercise trialWorst joint painPrimary end pointWOMAC pain scoreImpact of exerciseResistance training sessionAI adherenceOsteoarthritis IndexHand questionnaireJoint painPain severityPain InventoryExercise trialsAerobic exerciseWestern Ontario