Influence of Obesity and Sociodemographic Features on the Physical Fitness of Breast Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, and progressive disease. The issue of obesity affects 50 to 80% of patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The aim of this study is to assess the scale of the problem of obesity among breast cancer survivors (BCS) older than 60 years, evaluate their physical fitness, and study the relationship between the occurrence of obesity and levels of fitness among breast cancer survivors. The relationship between fitness and sociodemographic factors has also been analyzed.

Materials and methods

This original epidemiological clinical study included a cohort of 88 female breast cancer survivors treated in 2022 in Holycross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland. A questionnaire involving demographic information and medical data was utili

SUBMITTER: Biskup M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11507498 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature