Physical Activity Before, During, and After Chemotherapy for High-Risk Breast Cancer: Relationships With Survival.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although physical activity has been consistently associated with reduced breast cancer mortality, evidence is largely based on data collected at one occasion. We examined how pre- and postdiagnosis physical activity was associated with survival outcomes in high-risk breast cancer patients.

Methods

Included were 1340 patients enrolled in the Diet, Exercise, Lifestyle and Cancer Prognosis (DELCaP) Study, a prospective study of lifestyle and prognosis ancillary to a SWOG clinical trial (S0221). Activity before diagnosis, during treatment, and at 1- and 2-year intervals after enrollment was collected. Patients were categorized according to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans as meeting the minimum guidelines (yes/no) and incrementally as inactive, low activ

SUBMITTER: Cannioto RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7781460 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature