ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2011
Identifying factors associated with falls in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: a multi-disciplinary approach.
Article in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02391818 (The Effect of Taxane Chemotherapy on Balance in Breast Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Taxane Chemotherapy on Balance in Breast Cancer Patients
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Falls among geriatric cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and risk across cancer types.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Physical Activity on Static and Dynamic Postural Balance in Women Treated for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Identification of risk factors for falls in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of a sensorimotor-based, movement quality-focused intervention on functional mobility in breast cancer survivors: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Trial
- Evaluating recruitment, retention, and adherence patterns in the GET FIT fall prevention exercise trial in older, postmenopausal cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- GET FIT: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Tai Ji Quan Versus Strength Training for Fall Prevention After Chemotherapy in Older, Postmenopausal Women Cancer Survivors.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Trial
- Association of fall rate and functional status byOncotarget · 2022Trial
- Postural sway, falls, and self-reported neuropathy in aging female cancer survivors.Gait & posture · 2019Trial
- Weight Lifting and Physical Function Among Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2015Trial
- Comparison of tai chi vs. strength training for fall prevention among female cancer survivors: study protocol for the GET FIT trial.BMC cancer · 2012Trial
- The effect of resistance training on muscle strength and physical function in older, postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2012Trial
- Advanced Clinical-Based Technologies for Monitoring Physical Function in Breast Cancer Survivors: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Association of intraindividual variability in simple reaction time with balance and falls in older cancer survivors: A secondary analysis.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2025Article
- Investigation of factors associated with static and dynamic balance in early-stage lung cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Histological features of the Purkinje neurons of the Albino rat (Anatomy & cell biology · 2025Article
- Low physical function following cancer diagnosis is associated with higher mortality risk in postmenopausal women.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Article
- Postural alterations in breast cancer survivors: proposal of the PABS evaluation protocol based on a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Tackling Insomnia Symptoms through Vestibular Stimulation in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Perspective Paper.Cancers · 2023Article
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- Bone loss induced by cancer treatments in breast and prostate cancer patients.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify neuromuscular, balance, and vision factors that contribute to falls in recently treated breast cancer survivors (BCS) and explore links between fall risk factors and cancer treatment.
designCase-control plus prospective observation.
settingComprehensive cancer center.
participantsBCS (N=59; mean age, 58y) within 2 years of chemotherapy completion and/or on adjuvant endocrine therapy.
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresObjective measures of postural control, vision, and neuromuscular function included: (1) a sensory organization test (SOT), (2) a visual assessment battery, (3) muscle mass by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, and (4) neuromuscular function with strength by repetition maximum, power by timed stair climb, and gait speed by 4m walk. Falls were self-reported for the past year (retrospective) and monthly for 6 months (prospective).
resultsFifty eight percent of BCS reported falls in the past year. BCS with a history of falls had lower SOT scores with a vestibular deficit pattern in postural control (P<.01) and took longer to read letters on the contrast sensitivity chart (P<.05). Vestibular score on the SOT mediated the relationship between treatment and falls among BCS who received chemotherapy only, but not adjuvant endocrine therapy.
conclusionsResults of this project suggest that balance disturbances of vestibular origin and delays in detecting low contrast visual stimuli are associated with falls in BCS. Future studies that track falls and fall risk factors in BCS from diagnosis through treatment are warranted, as are studies that can identify treatment-related vestibular dysfunction and altered visual processing.
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