Exercise for Latina breast cancer survivors
Latina breast cancer survivors tend to be less physically active and experience more comorbidities (such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes) when compared to Caucasian breast cancer survivors. Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, is trying to change that.\n\nHer American Cancer Society-funded work is a three-phase exercise intervention involving Latina breast cancer survivors, with the clinical phase of the trial providing the knowledge and motivation needed for them to continue to exercise in a community setting. \n\n1:23 \u2013 Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, Associate Professor and Clinical Exercise Physiologist at City of Hope National Medical Center\n\n2:41 \u2013 On comorbidities, and why she\u2019s focused on Latina breast cancer survivors \n\n6:50 \u2013 On the relatively high rates of metabolic dysregulation\u2014which includes metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and visceral adiposity\u2014in Latina breast cancer survivors\n\n11:14 \u2013 On the three phases of her exercise intervention, and results so far\n\n18:14 \u2013 Some of the reasons Latinas are underrepresented in clinical trials and research studies\n\n21:15 \u2013 On how this program could be expanded to help Latinas who live far from big cancer centers\n\n25:07 \u2013 A direction in her research she\u2019s particularly excited about\n\n26:32 \u2013 On the impact of American Cancer Society funding on her career\n\n28:50 \u2013 A message she\u2019d like to share with cancer survivors and caregivers