A5067029478- Cancer survivorship and care
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Physical Activity and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
University of Pittsburgh
2023-2025
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
2022-2025
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2016-2025
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2022-2024
Pennsylvania State University
2015-2024
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2012-2024
American College of Surgeons
1997-2024
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
2024
Markey Cancer Center
2024
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
2024
AINSWORTH, B. E,., W. L. HASKELL, M. C. WHITT, IRWIN, A. SWARTZ, S .J. STRATH, O'BRIEN, D. R. BASSETT, JR., K. H. SCHMITZ, P. O EMPLAINCOURT, JACOBS, and S. LEON. Compendium of physical activities: an update activity codes MET intensities. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 9, Suppl., pp. S498–S516, 2000. We provide updated version the Physical Activities, a coding scheme that classifies specific (PA) by rate energy expenditure. It was developed to enhance comparability results across...
Early detection and improved treatments for cancer have resulted in roughly 12 million survivors alive the United States today. This growing population faces unique challenges from their disease treatments, including risk recurrent cancer, other chronic diseases, persistent adverse effects on physical functioning quality of life. Historically, clinicians advised patients to rest avoid activity; however, emerging research exercise has challenged this recommendation. To end, a roundtable was...
The number of cancer survivors worldwide is growing, with over 15.5 million in the United States alone-a figure expected to double coming decades. Cancer face unique health challenges as a result their diagnosis and impact treatments on physical mental well-being. For example, often experience declines functioning quality life while facing an increased risk recurrence all-cause mortality compared persons without cancer. 2010 American College Sports Medicine Roundtable was among first reports...
Multiple organizations around the world have issued evidence‐based exercise guidance for patients with cancer and survivors. Recently, American College of Sports Medicine has updated its prevention as well treatment a variety health‐related outcomes (eg, fatigue, anxiety, depression, function, quality life). Despite these guidelines, majority people living beyond are not regularly physically active. Among reasons this is lack clarity on part those who work in oncology clinical settings their...
Calls for primary care providers (PCPs) to offer obese patients behavioral weight-loss counseling have not been accompanied by adequate guidance on how such could be delivered. This randomized trial compared weight loss during a 2-year period in response three lifestyle interventions, all delivered PCPs collaboration with auxiliary health professionals (lifestyle coaches) their practices.We randomly assigned 390 adults six practices one of types intervention: usual care, consisting quarterly...
ORE THAN 2.4 MILLION breast cancer survivors live in the United States. 1 Lymphedema ranks high among their concerns because it causes swelling and discomfort, impairing arm function quality of life 2,3 increasing health care costs. 4Lymphedema remains a frequent complication survivors, despite lymphatic-sparing procedures such as sentinel lymph node biopsy.Of 61% patients who undergo biopsy, 5% to 7% develop cancer-related lymphedema. 5,6However, one-third with require complete axillary...
Purpose The impact of lymphedema or related arm symptoms on health-related quality life (HRQOL) in breast cancer (BrCa) survivors has not been examined using a large population-based cohort. Patients and Methods Iowa Women's Health Study (IWHS) collected self-report data for lymphedema, symptoms, HRQOL (Medical Outcomes Short Form-36) 2004 diagnosis, treatment, behavioral health characteristics between 1986 2003. We studied 1,287 women, age 55 to 69 years at baseline, who developed...
Many agree that increasing physical activity will improve public health. This paper reports on empirical findings the relationship between density of residential environment, walking and total activity. Using multiple objective self-reported measures for 715 participants in US, improved techniques sampling analysis, it finds is associated with purpose (travel, leisure) but not amount overall or activity, although there are sub-group differences by race/ ethnicity. Overall, higher densities...
Do people walk more, or less, depending on the physical character of their residential areas rather than merely individual characteristics? This paper reports findings for Twin Cities, Minnesota, about how walking and total activity are affected by street pattern, `pedestrian-oriented' infrastructure amenities, mixed use destinations—in shorthand, design destinations. The effects density dealt with in less depth. Like earlier studies, it finds that specific purposes (i.e. travel leisure)...
Abstract BACKGROUND The authors tested the hypothesis that metabolic syndrome (≥3 of following components: high blood pressure, increased waist circumference, hypertriglyceridemia, low levels high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, or diabetes/hyperglycemia) is a risk factor for colorectal cancer. METHODS Data from Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) multicenter prospective cohort study were used. Metabolic components and other factors collected during 1987 to 1989 14,109 men women...
Lymphedema is a common condition that breast cancer survivors face. Despite lack of supporting evidence from prospective observational studies, occupational and leisure time physical activity are feared to be possible risk factors for lymphedema onset or exacerbation. We examined effects supervised upper- lower-body weight training on the incidence symptoms in 45 who participated Weight Training Breast Cancer Survivors study.Participants were average 52 years old, 4 36 months post-treatment,...
Arthralgia occurs in up to 50% of breast cancer survivors treated with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and is the most common reason for poor AI adherence. We conducted, 121 receiving an reporting arthralgia, a yearlong randomized trial impact exercise versus usual care on arthralgia severity.Eligibility criteria included at least 6 months, ≥ 3 10 worst joint pain Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), < 90 minutes per week aerobic no strength training. Participants were randomly assigned (150 supervised...
Exercise has been underutilized in people with advanced or incurable cancer despite the potential to improve physical function and reduce psychosocial morbidity, especially for bone metastases because of concerns over skeletal complications. The International Bone Metastases Working Group (IBMEWG) was formed develop best practice recommendations exercise programming on basis published research, clinical experience, expert opinion.The IBMEWG undertook sequential steps inform recommendations:...