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Review
. 2016;8(3):139-150.
doi: 10.1007/s12609-016-0218-3. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: an Evaluation of the Effects and Mechanisms of Diet and Exercise

Christina M Dieli-Conwright  1 , Kyuwan Lee  1 , Jacqueline L Kiwata  1
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Review

Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: an Evaluation of the Effects and Mechanisms of Diet and Exercise

Christina M Dieli-Conwright et al. Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2016.

Abstract

With recent medical advances in diagnosis and treatment, the increasing numbers of long-term survivors of breast cancer is considerable and has resulted in the expansion of scientific research to include examination of lifestyle modifications as means of prevention of recurrence, new breast cancer events, and mortality. The objective of this report is to review randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including diet and/or exercise interventions on breast cancer recurrence in women with a history of breast cancer as well as pertinent recent epidemiologic evidence. Implicated biologic mechanisms are discussed to elucidate the impact of diet and exercise on disease recurrence.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Diet; Exercise; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity; Recurrence.

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Conflict of interest statement

Christina M. Dieli-Conwright, Kyuwan Lee, and Jacqueline L. Kiwata declare that they have no conflict of interest. Human and Animal Rights and Informed Consent This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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Plausible mechanisms mediating the impact of diet and exercise on breast cancer recurrence. IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1
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