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Trial reportEuropean journal of cancer care2013

Diet components associated with perceived fatigue in breast cancer survivors.

D D Guest, E M Evans, L Q Rogers

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European journal of cancer care, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Benefits of weight loss programs for breast cancer survivors: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D D GuestDepartment of Medicine, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794-9636, USA.
E M Evans
L Q Rogers
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine · US

Funding

Enhancing physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis: randomized trialR01CA136859 · NCI · SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCH OF MED · PI ROGERS, LAURA Q · 2009 to 2012
$2.6M
Enhancing physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis: randomized trialU01CA136859 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI ROGERS, LAURA Q · 2012 to 2015
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS 3R01CA136859-03S1NCI NIH HHS R01 CA136859NCI NIH HHS U01 CA136859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about the contribution of diet components independent of body composition to persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Therefore, our study aim was to determine the associations among dietary intake and fatigue in relation to and independent of adiposity and physical activity (PA) in breast cancer survivors. Baseline data from 42 breast cancer survivors enrolled in a randomised exercise trial were analysed: fatigue (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy for fatigue), diet components (3-day diet record), body mass index, per cent body fat (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) and PA (accelerometer). The mean age was 54 ± 9 years with an average body mass index of 30.5 ± 8.1 kg/m(2). Fatigue was positively associated with % of kcal/day fat intake (r = 0.31, P < 0.05) and inversely related to fibre g/day (r = 0.38, P < 0.05) and carbohydrate g/day intake (r = 0.31, P < 0.05). Mean fatigue was greater for participants eating <25 g/day of fibre compared with >25 g/day of fibre (15.7 ± 10.8 versus 6.4 ± 3.7, P < 0.005). No significant associations were noted between fatigue and PA or body composition. Diets high in fibre and low in fat are associated with reduced fatigue in breast cancer survivors. The difference in fatigue for low- versus high-fibre diets exceeded the minimal clinically important difference of three units. Prospective studies evaluating the effect of changing diet on fatigue in breast cancer survivors are warranted.

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DietAdiposityAgedBody CompositionBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary FiberEnergy IntakeExerciseFatigueFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSurvivorsDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary Fiber

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PMID22672363
PMCPMC3926132
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