A longitudinal mixed methods study on changes in body weight, body composition, and lifestyle in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy and in a comparison group of women without cancer: study protocol

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 7
• Main Authors: de Kruif, J Th C M, Visser, M, van den Berg, M M G A, Derks, M J M, de Boer, M R, van Laarhoven, H W M, de Vries, J H M, de Vries, Y C, Kampman, E, Winkels, R W, Westerman, M J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.01.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adjuvant chemotherapy; Adult; Aged; Analysis; Appetite; Appetite loss; Body composition; Body Composition - drug effects; Body weight; Body Weight - drug effects; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - physiopathology; Cancer patients; Cancer prevention; Cancer research; Cancer therapies; Cancer treatment; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; Chemotherapy; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - adverse effects; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Dietary intake; Exercise; Female; Handbooks; Humans; Lifestyles; Longitudinal Studies; Medical research; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Mixed methods; Mixed methods research; Morbidity; Nausea; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - drug therapy; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - physiopathology; Patients; Perceptions; Physical activity; Qualitative research; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Recurrence (Disease); Risk assessment; Software; Statistical analysis; Studies; Study Protocol; Vomiting; Women; Women's health; Womens health; Physical activity; Mixed methods; Body weight; Perceptions; Breast cancer; Dietary intake; Body composition; Quality of life

More than 60% of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer receive (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy. Breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy often experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite that potentially affect body weight and body composition. Changes in body weight a...