'Army of Women' new survey - weight loss
 

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Live in Minnesota? Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the Last 5 Years? This is YOUR Call-to-Action!

Were you diagnosed with breast cancer within the past 5 years? Have you completed all planned surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy? Are you postmenopausal and overweight?

If you answered yes to all of these questions and are able to go to the University of Minnesota to participate, this may be the study for you!

Studies have found that women who are overweight or gain weight after having breast cancer are at greater risk of having a breast cancer recurrence than are women who are of average weight. But why would this be the case? That’s what researchers at the University of Minnesota are trying to discover.

This study only needs 16 women to participate, so sign up TODAY! If this study isn’t right for you, please pass it on. We want any woman who might qualify for this important study to hear about it!
What’s the study about?

The purpose of this study is to find out if weight loss increases or decreases certain biomarkers that are associated with breast cancer risk, recurrence, and quality of life. What’s involved?

If you join this study, you will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will attend 12 weekly 1-hour weight-management classes at the University of Minnesota. The other group will be given an exercise plan to follow and be asked to eat only the meals that are provided for them by the University of Minnesota for 12 weeks.

Regardless of which group you are in, you will be asked to fill out a couple of health surveys and keep a diet and exercise log and, several times during the study you will have your body weight, height, body composition, heart rate, blood pressure, and fitness assessment measured. You will be asked to give blood and urine samples and undergo a body scan to measure bone density.

You will also be followed during a maintenance period for approximately 2 months.

If you choose to sign up, the researcher will discuss the scheduling of the appointment times with you directly. Who can participate?

You can join the Weight Loss and Breast Cancer Survivors study if you match ALL of these MAIN categories**:

• You were diagnosed with breast cancer (stage I - IIIa) within the past 5 years

• You have completed surgery, radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

• You are approximately 20 pounds or more overweight

• You exercise LESS THAN twice a week, 30 minutes at a time, at a moderate intensity level

• You are between the ages of 45 and 75

• You are postmenopausal

• You are able to go to the University of Minnesota for appointments


**Please note that the researcher may go over additional eligibility criteria before you are enrolled in the study. Who is conducting the study?

Mindy Kurzer, PhD, The University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota Where?

The University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Several new surveys have been posted at AOW
 

Ohio Survivors are needed for AOW survey
 

A message from Army of Women:

You may remember this Call-to-Action study from back in February. Well, now that we have over 293,000 Army of Women members, many of whom signed up after February, we thought we should send out a reminder that the YOGA STUDY STILL NEEDS YOU!

Survivors know better than anyone that breast cancer and breast cancer treatment are stresses that change the body, mind, and spirit. The researchers at the Ohio State University feel that yoga could be a way to begin the recovery process to heal all three.

If you are a breast cancer survivor in the Columbus, Ohio area, READ ON.

If you know a friend who might be interested in this study, PASS IT ON.

And if you don't fit and don't know anyone who does, HANG ON...the next study might the one for you!

What's the study about?

Breast cancer survivors can have a lot of post-treatment problems, such as fatigue, depression, and a decrease in physical function. It is possible that physical activities, like yoga, could help ease these symptoms. This is a study about how yoga affects fatigue, immune function, and mood of women treated for breast cancer. Two hundred women are needed for this study. What's involved?

If you join the Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors Study, you will be assigned to one of two groups: yoga or wait-list. The yoga group will attend yoga sessions twice a week for 12 weeks. The wait-list group will have the opportunity to take yoga after the study participation is complete. In addition you will be scheduled for 4 visits over 6-10 months. These visits include blood draws, questionnaires & completion of mild stress tasks. All study activities will take place at the Ohio State University campus. The researcher will discuss scheduling details with each individual. Who is conducting the study?

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. , Ohio State University Where?

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Who can participate?

You can join the Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors Study if you match ALL of these MAIN categories:

•You are a breast cancer survivor who was treated for stage I, II, or IIIa disease within the last two years

•You do not have inflammatory breast cancer

•You have not had a recurrence of breast cancer (this is the first time you were diagnosed with breast cancer)

•You have never had any other cancer diagnosis besides skin cancer

•You have never been diagnosed with diabetes or an autoimmune disease

•You live close enough to the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio to be able to go to yoga there two times a week

The researcher may ask you additional questions to determine if this study is the right fit for you.