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Physical Activity and Lymphedema

Schmitz, K.H., Ahmed, R.L., Troxel, A.B., Cheville, A., Lewis-Grant, L., Smith, R., Bryan, C.J., Williams-Smith, C.T., Chittams, J. Weight-lifting for women at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema: A randomized trial. JAMA. In press for December 22, 2010.

Rogerino A., Grant L.L., Wilcox H. III, Schmitz, K.H. Geographic Recruitment of Breast Cancer Survivors into Community Based Exercise Interventions. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(7):1413-20, 2009.

Schmitz K.H., Troxel A.B., Cheville A., Grant L.L., Bryan C.J., Gross C., Lytle L.A., Ahmed R.L. Physical Activity and Lymphedema (The PAL Trial): Assessing the safety of progressive strength training in breast cancer survivors. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 30(3):233-45, 2009.

Schmitz, K.H., Ahmed, R.L., Troxel, A., Cheville, A., Smith, R., Grant, L.L., Bryan, C.J., Williams-Smith, C.T., Greene, Q.P. Weight lifting in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. New England Journal of Medicine. 361:664-673, 2009.

Hormes, J.M., Lytle, L.A., Gross, C.R., Ahmed, R.L., Troxel, A.B., Schmitz, K.H. The Body Image and Relationships Scale (BIRS). Development and Validation of a Measure of Body Image in Female Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26(8):1269-74, 2008.

Speck, R.M., Gross, C.R., Hormes, J.M., Lytle, L.A., Hwang, W.T., Schmitz, K.H. Changes in the Body Image and Relationship Scale following a one-year strength training trial for breast cancer survivors with or at risk for lymphedema Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 121(2):421-430, 2010.

Hormes, J.M., Bryan, C., Lytle, L.A., Gross, C.R., Ahmed, R.L., Troxel, A.B., Schmitz, K.H. Impact of Lymphedema and Arm Symptoms on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors. Lymphology. 43(1):1-13, 2010.