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Hanson, Lindsey L 2018-05-24T08:36:14Z 2023-05-24T08:30:14Z 2018 https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/90739 The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Due to 5-year survival rates of 89.7%, it is important to examine factors that impact physical function over the course of cancer treatment. Purpose: To prospectively analyze changes in physical function and the extent to which physical activity predicted these changes in a group of 400 women with recently diagnosed, staged breast cancer. Methods: Three visits were included in this study: pre-surgery, one-year, and two-years post-surgery. Each session consisted of assessments of physical activity (PA), perceived function, strength, shoulder mobility. Results: The women in this study were a mean age of 57 years, overweight with a mean BMI of 29.4 kg/m2, physically inactive, and diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Linear regression analyses, controlling for age, BMI, and treatment, indicated that baseline PA predicted year one bicep strength (β= .254, p<0.001) and grip strength 
(β= .146, p<0.001) and year two bicep strength (β= .304, p=0.022). Conclusions: Since PA levels before and during treatment are below national recommendations and pre-treatment PA affects physical function, future research should target PA interventions concurrent with treatment to preserve function during survivorship. en Wake Forest University Breast Cancer Physical Activity Physical Function Physical Activity Predicts Physical Function in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment Thesis Mihalko, Shannon L Fanning, Jason Health and Exercise Science 2023-05-24 open.access