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
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