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Open AccessEffects of prescribed aerobic exercise volume on physical activity and sedentary time in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
Physical activity has emerged as an important lifestyle factor for primary prevention of numerous diseases, including postmenopausal breast cancer. No study to date has assessed the acute and long-term effects...
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Open AccessAnthropometric measurements and survival after a prostate cancer diagnosis
Evidence regarding the role of anthropometrics in prostate cancer survival is inconsistent. We examined the associations between anthropometric measures and survival outcomes.
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Open AccessBelievability of messages about preventing breast cancer and heart disease through physical activity
The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships of self-reported physical activity to involvement with messages that discuss the prevention of heart disease and breast cancer through physical act...
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Open AccessExercise during and after neoadjuvant rectal cancer treatment (the EXERT trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer includes 5–6 weeks of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) followed by total mesorectal excision 6–8 weeks later. NACRT improves local disease control and...
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Physical activity plays an important role in improving and maintaining the health and well-being of the cancer survivor. However, the physical and psychological impact of the cancer diagnosis and its treatment...
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Endogenous sex hormone exposure and repetitive element DNA methylation in healthy postmenopausal women
Epigenetic mechanisms may help to explain the complex and heterogeneous relation between sex hormones and cancer. Few studies have investigated the effects of sex hormones on epigenetic markers related to canc...
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Open AccessDose–response effects of aerobic exercise on body composition among colon cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial
Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of disease recurrence among colon cancer survivors. Excess visceral adipose tissue is associated with a higher risk of disease recurrence among colon cancer su...
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The role of the built environment in a randomized controlled trial to increase physical activity among men with prostate cancer: the PROMOTE trial
The purpose of the study was to examine the association between the built environment and physical activity (PA) in prostate cancer survivors (PCS), as well as whether built environment factors (walkability, c...
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Open AccessPhysical activity does not alter prolactin levels in post-menopausal women: results from a dose-response randomized controlled trial
Increased circulating levels of prolactin have been associated with increased risk of both in situ and invasive breast cancer. We investigated whether or not physical activity had a dose–response effect in low...
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Open AccessCorrelates of meeting the combined and independent aerobic and strength exercise guidelines in hematologic cancer survivors
Most previous research on the correlates of physical activity has examined the aerobic or strength exercise guidelines separately. Such an approach does not allow an examination of the correlates of meeting th...
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Understanding strength exercise intentions and behavior in hematologic cancer survivors: an analysis of the intention-behavior gap
Strength exercise improves many health outcomes in cancer survivors but the prevalence and correlates of strength exercise have not been well-described. Moreover, no study has examined the critical intention-b...
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Lower rate-pressure product during submaximal walking: a link to fatigue improvement following a physical activity intervention among breast cancer survivors
Research showing a link between exercise-induced changes in aerobic fitness and reduced fatigue after a cancer diagnosis has been inconsistent. We evaluated associations of fatigue and rate-pressure product (R...
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Effects of a multicomponent physical activity behavior change intervention on breast cancer survivor health status outcomes in a randomized controlled trial
Little is known about the effects of physical activity behavior change interventions on health outcomes such as lower extremity dysfunction and SF-36 physical health (predictor of mortality) in breast cancer s...
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Open AccessAssociations of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with quality of life and psychological well-being in prostate cancer survivors
Although evidence is building on the positive effects of physical activity for prostate cancer survivors, less is known about the possible independent effects of sedentary behavior on quality of life and psych...
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Impact of resistance and aerobic exercise on sarcopenia and dynapenia in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory analysis of the START examining the effects of resistance exercise training (RET) and aerobic exercise training (AET) on sarcopenia, dynapenia, and assoc...
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A new paradigm for examining the correlates of aerobic, strength, and combined exercise: an application to gynecologic cancer survivors
Almost all exercise guidelines recommend both aerobic and strength exercise, however, few studies have simultaneously examined the correlates of meeting both exercise guidelines. Here, we propose a new paradig...
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Open AccessThe Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) Cohort Study: Recruitment, Baseline Assessment, and Description of the First 500 Participants
To our knowledge, the Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) Study is the first and only prospective cohort study of breast cancer survivors that includes objectively-measured physical activity (PA), sede...
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Erratum to: Patterns and correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time among colon cancer survivors
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Exercise motivation in rectal cancer patients during and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Aerobic exercise is safe and feasible for rectal cancer patients during and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT), but their motivation to perform such exercise is unknown. Here, we explore the motivatio...
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Open AccessBreast cancer survival among young women: a review of the role of modifiable lifestyle factors
Almost 7 % of breast cancers are diagnosed among women age 40 years and younger in Western populations. Clinical outcomes among young women are worse. Early age-of-onset increases the risk of contralateral br...
