ArticleCancer2018
Putting the life in lifestyle: Lifestyle choices after a diagnosis of cancer predicts overall survival.
Article in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- The effect of health behaviour interventions on alcohol consumption among people living with cancer: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- Experiences of In-Group and Out-Group Skin Tone Discrimination and Their Associations with Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among African American Adults in the Jackson Heart Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Running session-conditioned human serum lowers prostate cancer cell spheroid formation.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- The impacts of cancer treatment on lifestyle habits and mental health in Vietnamese women: an exploratory qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Lifestyle, clinical and histological indices-based prediction models for survival in cancer patients: a city-wide prospective cohort study in China.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Dispositional optimism and optimistic bias: Associations with cessation motivation, confidence, and attitudes.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2022Article
- Cyberchondria During the Coronavirus Pandemic: The Effects of Neuroticism and Optimism.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Dispositional optimism and physical health: A long look back, a quick look forward.The American psychologist · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to examine predictors of health behaviors over time and the link between health behaviors and survival after a diagnosis of advanced cancer.
methodsPatients with a diagnosis of advanced cancer were administered a battery of questionnaires measuring optimism, depressive symptoms, physical activity, intake of fruits and vegetables, and alcohol and tobacco use over an 18-month period. Analyses included generalized linear mixed models and Cox regression survival analyses.
resultsOf the 334 patients enrolled in the study, the mean age at cancer diagnosis was 62 years; the majority were male (62.3%) and white (91%). Twenty percent of the patients reported using alcohol, 19% reported using tobacco, 19% reported eating fewer fruits and vegetables than recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 28% reported physical inactivity after the diagnosis of advanced cancer. Clinical levels of depressive symptoms were associated with lower intake of fruits and vegetables (t = 2.67, P = .007) and physical inactivity (t = 2.11, P = .035). Dispositional optimism was positively associated with physical activity (t = -2.16, P = .031) and a lower frequency of tobacco use (Z = -2.42, P = .015). Multivariate analyses revealed that after adjusting for demographic variables (age and sex), depressive symptoms, and disease-specific factors (diagnosis, tumor size, cirrhosis, vascular invasion, and number of lesions), alcohol use (χ
conclusionsGreater dissemination and implementation of effective interventions to reduce alcohol use and increase physical activity in cancer patients are recommended.
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