Improving lifestyle behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition Early After Diagnosis (LEANer) Trial.
Leah S PuklinLeah M FerrucciMaura HarriganCourtney McGowanMichelle ZupaBrenda CartmelFang-Yong LiJennifer A LigibelDonna SpiegelmanMona SharifiTara SanftMelinda L IrwinPublished in: Cancer (2024)
This year-long lifestyle intervention for patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy resulted in increases in PA and suggestive improvements in diet quality. Behavior change was associated with baseline fatigue, diet quality, education, and married/living with someone. Addressing these factors in interventions may improve uptake of lifestyle behaviors in trials during and after chemotherapy.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- locally advanced
- cardiovascular disease
- quality improvement
- sleep quality
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- squamous cell carcinoma
- type diabetes
- study protocol
- phase iii
- young adults
- resistance training
- chemotherapy induced
- phase ii
- rectal cancer
- depressive symptoms