Duye Liu

Background/Significance Preventive care and screening adherence are essential to long-term follow-up for breast cancer survivors, enabling detection of recurrence and guiding overall health maintenance. Routine physical exams, mammograms, and Pap smears are recommended. Barriers to adherence over time can be addressed by community-based organizations by providing information and supportive services, including navigation to screening.

Background/Significance Peer support programs offer care to women at-risk for and surviving breast cancer to improve their quality of life. This study evaluated a national, cancer-focused community-based organization’s (CBO) 1-on-1 and no-cost peer support program to identify its uptake and outcomes. Materials and Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted among 1054 women who contacted the CBO for information and support: patient-reported outcomes were assessed 30 days later.

Background/Significance Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of recurrence and poorer outcomes if they are overweight (body mass index [BMI], 25-29.9) or obese (BMI, 30+) compared with those with a healthy weight; nutrition counseling is a key component of their secondary prevention and supportive care.