2024
Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study
Puklin L, Irwin M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Harrigan M, McGowan C, Cartmel B, Zupa M, Winer E, Deyling M, Ligibel J, Basen-Engquist K, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M. Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 590. PMID: 39141176, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08789-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityLifestyle interventionSelf-reported PA questionnaireSelf-reported diet qualityBreast cancerHealthy Eating Index-2015Stage I-III breast cancerBenefits of PASequential mixed methods studyI-III breast cancerChemotherapy-related symptomsMixed methods studyThematic content analysisBehavioral goalsSense of controlBody mass indexPA questionnaireSemi-structured interviewsMean body mass indexTranscribed verbatimIntervention armTailored educationDiet qualityNutritional behaviorMental benefits
2023
Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer
Puklin L, Li F, Cartmel B, Zhao J, Sanft T, Lisevick A, Winer E, Lustberg M, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 98. PMID: 38042922, PMCID: PMC10693588, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00603-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBreast cancer diagnosisWeight changeCause mortalityClinical characteristicsWeight gainWeight lossBreast cancerWeight trajectoriesPost-diagnosis weight changeBreast cancer-specific mortalityCox proportional hazards modelModern treatment eraCancer-specific mortalityCancer diagnosisModerate weight lossModerate weight gainProportional hazards modelAdverse health outcomesElectronic health recordsTreatment eraBaseline characteristicsTumor RegistryMass indexWeight managementRandomized Trial Evaluating a Self-Guided Lifestyle Intervention Delivered via Evidence-Based Materials versus a Waitlist Group on Changes in Body Weight, Diet Quality, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors
Puklin L, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Sanft T, Gottlieb L, Zhou B, Ferrucci L, Li F, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M, Irwin M. Randomized Trial Evaluating a Self-Guided Lifestyle Intervention Delivered via Evidence-Based Materials versus a Waitlist Group on Changes in Body Weight, Diet Quality, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors. Cancers 2023, 15: 4719. PMID: 37835412, PMCID: PMC10571774, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsLifestyle interventionPhysical activityQuality of lifeBody weightWaitlist groupDiet qualitySelf-reported body weightWeight lossFavorable weight changeHealthy weight lossBody mass indexHealthy body weightGreater weight lossEvidence-based materialsDiverse healthcare settingsIntervention armMass indexClinical practicePositive behavior changeHealthcare settingsSurvivorsWeight changeIntervention
2022
Randomized trial of diet and exercise on chemotherapy completion in women with breast cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition Early After Diagnosis (LEANer) study.
Sanft T, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Li F, Zupa M, McGowan C, Ferrucci L, Puklin L, Nguyen T, Tanasijevic A, Neuhouser M, Hershman D, Basen-Engquist K, Jones B, Knobf M, Chagpar A, Silber A, Ligibel J, Irwin M. Randomized trial of diet and exercise on chemotherapy completion in women with breast cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition Early After Diagnosis (LEANer) study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 12007-12007. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.12007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelative dose intensityHigh relative dose intensityBreast cancerDose-response effectPhysical activityPA interventionsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy completionDiet qualityStage I breast cancerEndocrine therapy adherenceTrial of dietDifferent chemotherapy regimensI breast cancerBody mass indexPatient-reported outcomesHealthy Eating IndexBetter diet qualityHigh physical activityMore physical activityElectronic medical recordsChi-square testUC participantsChemotherapy regimensSecondary endpoints
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