Study design and methods for the Breast Cancer and Exercise Trial in Alberta (BETA)

BMC Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Friedenreich, Christine M ^a,b   MacLaughlin, Sarah ^a   Neilson, Heather K ^a   Stanczyk, Frank Z ^c   Yasui, Yutaka ^d   Duha, Aalo ^e   Lynch, Brigid M ^f,g   Kallal, Ciara ^d   Courneya, Kerry S ^d  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Breast cancer; Estrogens; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER PREVENTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SITTING; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT DURATION; ALBERTA; BLOOD; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; ALBERTA; BIOMARKERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928728381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-919     Document Type: Article

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