Clinical Trial: Healthy Lifestyles After Cancer for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Cancer
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Improving Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer With Obesity: Adaptation and Pilot Testing of a Behavioral Weight and Symptom Management Intervention
Brief Summary:
There are close to 700,000 survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer (aged 15 to 39 at diagnosis) in the US.Survivorship for AYAs is often complicated by long-term and late-effects.Cardiovascular disease (CVD), in particular, is a leading cause of death for cancer survivors and is a growing public health concern for survivors diagnosed as AYAs.Risk of CVD may be associated with treatment exposures and may be potentiated by weight gain and poor health behaviors.Healthy eating and physical activity are…
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