Life after breast cancer: moving on, sitting down or standing still? A prospective study of Canadian breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast cancer (BC) is associated with serious physical and psychological health sequelae that affect quality and quantity of life. Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour can prevent or diminish these sequelae; yet, little is known about how these lifestyle behaviours change after cancer treatment and if these changes affect post-treatment health. The first aim of this study is to describe natural trends in lifestyle behaviours (ie, PA, sedentary behaviour) in women treated for BC. The second aim is to examine the longitudinal associations between lifestyle behaviour changes and (1) physical health (eg, acute symptoms, chronic conditions, body composition, patient-reported fatigue, pain and functioning), (2) psychological health and illness (eg, depression, stre

SUBMITTER: Sabiston CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067354 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature