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Outcomes of a weight loss intervention among rural breast cancer survivors
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Obese breast cancer survivors have increased risk of recurrence and death compared to their normal weight counterparts. Rural women have significantly higher obesity rates, thus weight control intervention may be a key strategy for prevention of breast cancer recurrence in this population. This one-arm treatment study examined the impact of a group-based weight control intervention delivered through conference call technology to obese breast cancer survivors living in remote rural locations. The intervention included a reduced calorie diet incorporating prepackaged entrees and shakes, physical activity gradually increased to 225 min/week of moderate intensity exercise, and weekly group phone sessions. Outcomes included anthropomorphic, diet, physical activity, serum biomarker, and quality of life changes. Ninety-one percent of participants (31 of 34) attended >75% of intervention sessions and completed post-treatment data collection visits. At 6 months, significant changes were observed for weight (-12.5 ± 5.8 kg, 13.9% of baseline weight), waist circumference (-9.4 ± 6.3 cm), daily energy intake (-349 ± 550 kcal/day), fruits, and vegetables (+3.7 ± 4.3 servings/day), percent kcal from fat (-12.6 ± 8.6%), physical activity (+1235 ± 832 kcal/week; all P values <0.001), as well as significant reductions in fasting insulin (16.7% reduction, P = 0.006), and leptin (37.1% reduction, P < 0.001). Significant improvements were also seen for quality of life domains including mood, body image, and sexuality. In conclusion, the intervention produced >10% weight loss as well as significant improvements across multiple endpoints. The group phone-based treatment delivery approach may help disseminate effective weight control intervention to hard-to-reach breast cancer survivors.
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“Weight loss interventions for overweight/obese breast cancer survivors have been developed to address this issue and have yielded mixed results; some studies reported minimal to modest weight loss [9–12], while others reported clinically significant weight loss of 5% or more [13–22].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Befort, C. A., Klemp, J. R., Austin, H. L., Perri, M. G., Schmitz, K. H., Sullivan, D. K., & Fabian, C. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Befort, Christie A.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2011-12-25
- Volume
- 132
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 631-639
- ISSN
- 0167-6806 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7217
- PMC
- PMC3314288
- OpenAlex
- W2094876308
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 5.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Susan G. Komen
- National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000064)
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG028740)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K12HD052027)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- breast cancer survivors, obesity, weight loss interventions, rural women, hypocaloric diet, physical activity, fasting insulin, leptin, quality of life, body image, sexuality, hard-to-reach populations, breast cancer recurrence prevention
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Analysis of Variance, Breast Neoplasms, Exercise Therapy, Female, Group Processes, Humans, Insulin, Kansas, Middle Aged, Obesity, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Telephone, Time Factors, Biomarkers, Weight Loss, Treatment Outcome, Survivors, Rural Health Services, Remote Consultation, Leptin, Caloric Restriction
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