Diet and physical activity in relation to weight change among breast cancer patients
Background: This study aimed to provide an overview of lifestyle changes after breast cancer diagnosis and to examine the relationship between dietary and physical activity changes with weight changes in breast cancer patients. Women with breast carcinomas (n=368) were recruited from eight hospita...
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Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
2014
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37094/1/Diet%20and%20physical%20activity%20in%20relation%20to%20weight%20change%20among%20breast%20cancer%20patients.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background: This study aimed to provide an overview of lifestyle changes after breast cancer diagnosis and
to examine the relationship between dietary and physical activity changes with weight changes in breast cancer
patients. Women with breast carcinomas (n=368) were recruited from eight hospitals and four breast cancer
support groups in peninsular Malaysia. Dietary and physical activity changes were measured from a year
preceding breast cancer diagnosis to study entry. Mean duration since diagnosis was 4.86±3.46 years. Dietary
changes showed that majority of the respondents had decreased their intake of high fat foods (18.8-65.5%), added
fat foods (28.3-48.9%), low fat foods (46.8-80.7%), red meat (39.7%), pork and poultry (20.1-39.7%) and high
sugar foods (42.1-60.9%) but increased their intake of fish (42.7%), fruits and vegetables (62.8%) and whole
grains (28.5%). Intake of other food groups remained unchanged. Only a small percentage of the women (22.6%)
had increased their physical activity since diagnosis where most of them (16.0%) had increased recreational
activities. Age at diagnosis (β= -0.20, p= 0.001), and change in whole grain (β= -0.15, p= 0.003) and fish intakes
(β= 0.13, p= 0.013) were associated with weight changes after breast cancer diagnosis. In summary, the majority
of the women with breast cancer had changed their diets to a healthier one. However, many did not increase
their physical activity levels which could improve their health and lower risk of breast cancer recurrence. |
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