Weight and weight control behaviors during long‐term endometrial cancer survivorship: Results of the laparoscopic approach to cancer of the endometrium long‐term follow‐up study
Cancer Medicine Jun 23, 2021
Janda M, Forder P, Gebski V, et al. - Given the common occurrence of overweight or obesity in endometrial cancer (EC), researchers aimed at determining the sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial characteristics linked with being discontent with current weight and use of weight control strategies among long-term EC survivors. From the Laparoscopic Approach to Cancer of the Endometrium (LACE) trial, they invited women participants diagnosed with early-stage EC (n = 516) at least 4.5 years after treatment to complete a long-term follow-up survey. Evidence was gained suggesting that the majority of long-term EC survivors were discontented with their weight and over half of them continue to use multiple strategies to lose weight each year. Women who were younger than 70 years were more frequently discontented with their weight. Relative to fasting (2.6%) or designated weight loss programs (2.3%), exercise (40.1%), meal reductions (52.7%), or fat/sugar reductions (48.5%) were much more commonly used among the weight loss methods. In view of these data, they recommend health professionals and lifestyle educators to assess weight issues, and generate a tailored plan to address the specific necessities of long-term survivors to assist them become content with their weight after treatment for EC.
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