2024
Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study
Puklin L, Irwin M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Harrigan M, McGowan C, Cartmel B, Zupa M, Winer E, Deyling M, Ligibel J, Basen-Engquist K, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M. Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 590. PMID: 39141176, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08789-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityLifestyle interventionSelf-reported PA questionnaireSelf-reported diet qualityBreast cancerHealthy Eating Index-2015Stage I-III breast cancerBenefits of PASequential mixed methods studyI-III breast cancerChemotherapy-related symptomsMixed methods studyThematic content analysisBehavioral goalsSense of controlBody mass indexPA questionnaireSemi-structured interviewsMean body mass indexTranscribed verbatimIntervention armTailored educationDiet qualityNutritional behaviorMental benefits
2023
Effect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer
Cao A, Cartmel B, Li F, Gottlieb L, Harrigan M, Ligibel J, Gogoi R, Schwartz P, Esserman D, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Effect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326463. PMID: 37526937, PMCID: PMC10394582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyAerobic exercise interventionAttention control armExercise intervention armExercise interventionOvarian cancerControl armIntervention armSecondary analysisCIPN symptomsPeripheral neuropathyLifestyle StudyTreatment of CIPNModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseStandard oncology careEffects of exerciseSevere adverse effectsBetween-group differencesAmerican Cancer SocietyQuality of lifeAttention controlCIPN severityPrimary outcomeOncology careAerobic exercise
2022
Exercise adherence in a randomized controlled trial of exercise on quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors
Cao A, Cartmel B, Li F, Gottlieb L, Harrigan M, Ligibel J, Gogoi R, Schwartz P, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Exercise adherence in a randomized controlled trial of exercise on quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2022, 17: 535-543. PMID: 36550261, PMCID: PMC10038915, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-022-01325-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer survivorsMin/weekCancer survivorsExercise goalsCancer recurrenceCounseling sessionsSession attendanceExercise adherenceHigher baseline activity levelsWeekly exercise durationTrial of exerciseMean exercise timeVigorous-intensity exerciseBaseline activity levelsQuality of lifeMore counseling sessionsExercise interventionExercise durationWeek exerciseLifestyle StudyExercise timeOvarian cancerNumber of sessionsCounseling intensitySurvivors
2014
Indoor tanning in businesses and homes and risk of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in 2 US case-control studies
Ferrucci LM, Vogel RI, Cartmel B, Lazovich D, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning in businesses and homes and risk of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in 2 US case-control studies. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2014, 71: 882-887. PMID: 25062934, PMCID: PMC4250424, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Meat consumption and the risk of incident distal colon and rectal adenoma
Ferrucci LM, Sinha R, Huang WY, Berndt SI, Katki HA, Schoen RE, Hayes RB, Cross AJ. Meat consumption and the risk of incident distal colon and rectal adenoma. British Journal Of Cancer 2011, 106: 608-616. PMID: 22166801, PMCID: PMC3281548, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal colorectal adenomaColorectal adenomasOdds ratioRectal adenomasOvarian Cancer Screening TrialSuggestive positive associationCancer Screening TrialMultivariate logistic regressionEarly colorectal carcinogenesisNitrate/nitriteScreening armDistal colonColorectal carcinogenesisEarly neoplasiaScreening TrialAdenomasLogistic regressionRed meatRole of meatSingle screeningConfidence intervalsPrevalent eventPositive associationHaeme ironMutagenic activity
2010
Meat and components of meat and the risk of bladder cancer in the NIH‐AARP Diet and Health Study
Ferrucci LM, Sinha R, Ward MH, Graubard BI, Hollenbeck AR, Kilfoy BA, Schatzkin A, Michaud DS, Cross AJ. Meat and components of meat and the risk of bladder cancer in the NIH‐AARP Diet and Health Study. Cancer 2010, 116: 4345-4353. PMID: 20681011, PMCID: PMC2936663, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH-AARP DietBladder cancerHazard ratioDietary nitriteBladder carcinogenesisHealth StudyProspective NIH-AARP DietRed meatFood frequency questionnaireConfidence intervalsBladder cancer casesHeterocyclic aminesIntake of nitratePositive associationDietary nitrateNitrite intakeCancerTop quintileComponents of meatRiskIntakeCarcinogenesisAssociationDiet