ArticleBreast cancer research : BCR2021
Impact of post-diagnosis weight change on survival outcomes in Black and White breast cancer patients.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Body mass index, weight change, and cancer prognosis: a meta-analysis and systematic review of 73 cohort studies.ESMO open · 2024Pooled it
- Postdiagnosis body fatness, weight change and breast cancer prognosis: Global Cancer Update Program (CUP global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.International journal of cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Dietary-Based Lifestyle Modification Approaches on Anthropometric Indices and Dietary Intake Parameters in Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- Reversing the Genomic, Epigenetic, and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer-Enhancing Effects of Obesity.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022Trial
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- Long-term weight change among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy: a longitudinal study over 13 years.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2025Article
- Perceived changes in health behaviours and body weight in response to a cancer diagnosis among individuals living with and beyond breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer in the UK: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Severe Deficiency of Vitamin D and Anthracycline-Taxane Regimen are associated with Cachexia Following Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: A Single Center Assessment Using Two Consensus-Based Criteria.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a 12-week Mediterranean diet-based nutritional and educational programme for breast cancer survivors: impact on BMI, fatigue, dietary adherence, and menopausal symptoms.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Predicting pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer using a machine learning approach.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2024Article
- Factors associated with weight gain in pre- and post-menopausal women receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Perception of a need to change weight in individuals living with and beyond breast, prostate and colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional survey.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Exploring the multifaceted role of obesity in breast cancer progression.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
- Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer.NPJ breast cancer · 2023Article
- Adherence to oral endocrine therapy in racial/ethnic minority patients with low socioeconomic status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Impact of body mass index and its change on survival outcomes in patients with early breast cancer: A pooled analysis of individual-level data from BCIRG-001 and BCIRG-005 trials.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2023Article
- Association between high body mass index and prognosis of patients with early-stage breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer pathogenesis and therapy · 2023Review
- Whey-based diet containing medium chain triglycerides modulates the gut microbiota and protects the intestinal mucosa from chemotherapy while maintaining therapy efficacy.Cell death & disease · 2023Article
- The association between body fatness and mortality among breast cancer survivors: results from a prospective cohort study.European journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate weight change patterns over time following the diagnosis of breast cancer and to examine the association of post-diagnosis weight change and survival outcomes in Black and White patients.
methodsThe study included 2888 women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer in 2000-2017 in Chicago. Longitudinal repeated measures of weight and height were collected, along with a questionnaire survey including questions on body size. Multilevel mixed-effects models were used to examine changes in body mass index (BMI). Delayed entry Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate the impacts of changing slope of BMI on survival outcomes.
resultsAt diagnosis, most patients were overweight or obese with a mean BMI of 27.5 kg/m
conclusionBMI loss is a strong predictor of worse breast cancer outcomes. Growing prevalence of obesity may hide diagnosis of cancer cachexia, which can occur in a large proportion of breast cancer patients long before death.
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