An increase in exercise was associated with a decrease in cardiovascular events, the leading cause of death in women with nonmetastatic breast cancer.
Key objectives for breast cancer survivors are to get “back to their lives” and enhance their overall health. Exercise guidelines to meet these goals have been published for adult survivors, but adherence to the recommendations and their impact on downstream cardiovascular events are unclear. To examine these issues, investigators studied 2973 women (median age, 57) with nonmetastatic breast cancer (stage I–III) selected from two registry-based, regional cohort studies (LACE, Cancer Causes Control 2005; 16:545, and Pathways, Cancer Causes Control 2008; 19:1065).
A validated questionnaire was used to evaluate various types of exercise (walking, jogging, running, bicycling, swimming, etc.), and a metabolic equivalent task (MET) measure that to…
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DisclosuresConsultant/Advisory BoardLilly; AstraZeneca; Gilead
Grant/Research SupportBreast Cancer Research Foundation
Editorial BoardsClinical Breast Cancer; Oncology; Annals of Surgery; Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNational Comprehensive Cancer Network (Chair, Breast Cancer Panel); American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology Board)
DisclosuresConsultant/Advisory BoardLilly; AstraZeneca; Gilead
Grant/Research SupportBreast Cancer Research Foundation
Editorial BoardsClinical Breast Cancer; Oncology; Annals of Surgery; Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNational Comprehensive Cancer Network (Chair, Breast Cancer Panel); American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology Board)