title: Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Breast Cancer Survivors.
abstract: The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe the extent to which women with breast cancer, who participated in a randomized control trial on exercise, adopted American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for healthy lifestyle behaviors. Women in the study exercised during cancer treatment and for 6 months after completion of treatment. The sample included 106 women, average age 50.7 years (SD = 9.6). Adherence to guidelines for 5 servings of fruits and vegetables ranged from 36% (n = 28) to 39% (n = 36). Adherence with alcohol consumption guidelines was 71% (n = 28) to 83% (n = 30). Adherence with meeting a healthy weight ranged from 52% (n = 33) to 61% (n = 31). Adherence with physical activity guidelines ranged from 13% (n = 30) to 31% (n = 35). Alcohol and healthy weight guidelines were followed by more than half of the participants, but physical activity and dietary guidelines were followed by far fewer women. Further prospective clinical studies are indicated to determine whether interventions are effective in producing a healthy lifestyle in cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: Buffalo State College, NY, USA denyssca@buffalostate.edu.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeNysschen
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Jean K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilding
authors.affiliation: Buffalo State College, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tetewsky
authors.affiliation: California State University, East Bay, Hayward, USA.
authors.forename: Maria H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Marylin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dodd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D000070497:Healthy Lifestyle; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017741:Survivors
keywords: American Cancer Guidelines; breast cancer; exercise; healthy lifestyle behaviors