Physical activity before and after breast cancer diagnosis and survival - the Norwegian women and cancer cohort study.
BMC Cancer
; 15: 967, 2015 Dec 16.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26672980
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The main aim of this study was to investigate pre- and post-diagnostic physical activity (PA) levels, as well as changes in pre- and post-diagnostic PA levels, and their association with all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality in women with breast cancer. Our study will add to the knowledge on whether a modifiable behavior such as PA can improve survival.METHODS:
We included 1,327 women with breast cancer from the population-based Norwegian Women and Cancer study, which enrolled women from 1991 to 2003. Breast cancer cases were identified through linkage to the Cancer Registry of Norway; date and cause of death were obtained from the National Register for Causes of Death through 31 December 2012. Self-reported pre- and post-diagnostic PA levels were assessed, and Cox proportional hazard regression and spline regression were used to evaluate the associations.RESULTS:
Pre-diagnostic PA levels were not associated with all-cause or breast cancer-specific mortality. Post-diagnostic PA levels were associated with a significant trend (P<0.001) of decreased all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality, which was stronger among older women (aged 50-74 years) and did not differ across categories of body mass index. All-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR]=1.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21-2.56) and breast cancer-specific mortality (HR=2.05, 95% CI 1.35-3.10) increased among women who reduced their post-diagnostic PA level. These values were similar among women whose maintained an inactive PA level pre- and post-diagnosis.CONCLUSION:
Overall, we observed a dose-response trend, with an inverse association between increased post-diagnostic PA level and all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality, as well as a higher mortality risk among women who reduced their post-diagnostic PA levels. Our results are very promising for women with breast cancer, and indicate that health care professionals should consider adding PA as a part of primary cancer treatment.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Exercise
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Cancer
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Norway