Lifestyle and Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study

Aron Onerup, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Shalini Bhatia, Maria Åberg, Megan E. Ware, Lenat Joffe, Lucie M. Turcotte, Chelsea G. Goodenough, Yadav Sapkota, Stephanie B. Dixon, Matthew D. Wogksch, Matthew J. Ehrhardt, Gregory T. Armstrong, Melissa M. Hudson, Kirsten K. Ness

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Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to assess longitudinal associations between lifestyle and subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs) in young adult childhood cancer survivors. Methods: Members of the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort (SJLIFE) aged ≥18 years and surviving ≥5 years after childhood cancer diagnosis were queried and evaluated for physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscle strength, body mass index (BMI), smoking, risky drinking, and a combined lifestyle score. Time to first SMN, excluding nonmalignant neoplasms and nonmelanoma skin cancer, was the outcome of longitudinal analysis. Results: Survivors (n = 4072, 47% female, 29% smokers, 37% risky drinkers, 34% obese, and 48% physically inactive) had a mean (SD) time between baseline evaluation and follow-up of 7.0 (3.3) years, an age of 8.7 (5.7) years at diagnosis, and an age of 30 (8.4) years at baseline lifestyle assessment. Neither individual lifestyle factors nor a healthy lifestyle score (RR 0.8, 0.4–1.3, p = 0.36) were associated with the risk of developing an SMN. Conclusions: We did not identify any association between lifestyle factors and the risk of SMN in young adult childhood cancer survivors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number864
JournalCancers
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2024

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Keywords

  • body mass index
  • cancer
  • childhood cancer
  • epidemiology
  • fitness
  • physical activity
  • subsequent malignant neoplasms

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  • Journal Article

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