Sabine Grill1, Maryam Yahiaoui-Doktor2, Ricarda Dukatz3, Jacqueline Lammert3, Mirjam Ullrich3, Christoph Engel2, Katharina Pfeifer3, Maryam Basrai4, Michael Siniatchkin5, Thorsten Schmidt6, Burkhard Weisser6, Kerstin Rhiem7, Nina Ditsch8, Rita Schmutzler7, Stephan C Bischoff4, Martin Halle9, Marion Kiechle3. 1. Department of Gynecology and Center for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich (CCCM), Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. Sabine.Grill@lrz.tum.de. 2. Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Haertelstrasse 16-18, 04107, Leipzig, Germany. 3. Department of Gynecology and Center for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich (CCCM), Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. 4. Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 12, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany. 5. Institute for Medical Psychology and Sociology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Preusserstr. 1-9, 24105, Kiel, Germany. 6. Department of Sports Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 74, 24098, Kiel, Germany. 7. Center for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Str. 34, 50931, Cologne, Germany. 8. Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Munich-Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. 9. Department of Prevention and Sports Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this analysis in a pilot study population was to investigate whether we can verify seemingly harmful lifestyle factors such as nicotine and alcohol indulgence, obesity, and physical inactivity, as well as a low socioeconomic status for increased cancer prevalence in a cohort of BRCA 1 and 2 mutation carriers. METHODS: The analysis data are derived from 68 participants of the lifestyle intervention study LIBRE-1, a randomized, prospective trial that aimed to test the feasibility of a lifestyle modification in BRCA 1 and 2 mutation carriers. At study entry, factors such as medical history, lifestyle behavior, and socioeconomic status were retrospectively documented by interview and the current BMI was determined by clinical examination. The baseline measurements were compared within the cohort, and presented alongside reference values for the German population. RESULTS: Study participants indicating a higher physical activity during their adolescence showed a significantly lower cancer prevalence (p = 0.019). A significant difference in cancer occurrence was observed in those who smoked prior to the disease, and those who did not smoke (p < 0.001). Diseased mutation carriers tended to have a lower BMI compared to non-diseased mutation carriers (p = 0.079), whereas non-diseased revealed a significantly higher physical activity level than diseased mutation carriers (p = 0.046). DISCUSSION: The present data in this small cohort of 68 mutation carriers suggest that smoking and low physical activity during adolescence are risk factors for developing breast cancer in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Further data of the ongoing LIBRE 2 study are necessary to confirm these findings in a larger cohort of 600 mutation carriers.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this analysis in a pilot study population was to investigate whether we can verify seemingly harmful lifestyle factors such as nicotine and alcohol indulgence, obesity, and physical inactivity, as well as a low socioeconomic status for increased cancer prevalence in a cohort of BRCA 1 and 2 mutation carriers. METHODS: The analysis data are derived from 68 participants of the lifestyle intervention study LIBRE-1, a randomized, prospective trial that aimed to test the feasibility of a lifestyle modification in BRCA 1 and 2 mutation carriers. At study entry, factors such as medical history, lifestyle behavior, and socioeconomic status were retrospectively documented by interview and the current BMI was determined by clinical examination. The baseline measurements were compared within the cohort, and presented alongside reference values for the German population. RESULTS: Study participants indicating a higher physical activity during their adolescence showed a significantly lower cancer prevalence (p = 0.019). A significant difference in cancer occurrence was observed in those who smoked prior to the disease, and those who did not smoke (p < 0.001). Diseased mutation carriers tended to have a lower BMI compared to non-diseased mutation carriers (p = 0.079), whereas non-diseased revealed a significantly higher physical activity level than diseased mutation carriers (p = 0.046). DISCUSSION: The present data in this small cohort of 68 mutation carriers suggest that smoking and low physical activity during adolescence are risk factors for developing breast cancer in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Further data of the ongoing LIBRE 2 study are necessary to confirm these findings in a larger cohort of 600 mutation carriers.
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BRCA1; BRCA2; Cancer prevalence; Lifestyle; Physical activity; Smoking
Authors: A Berling-Ernst; M Yahiaoui-Doktor; M Siniatchkin; M Halle; M Kiechle; C Engel; J Lammert; S Grill; R Dukatz; K Rhiem; F T Baumann; S C Bischoff; N Erickson; T Schmidt; U Niederberger Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2022-02-21 Impact factor: 4.379
Authors: Daniel A Bizjak; Sebastian V W Schulz; Uwe Schumann; Stephanie Otto; Johannes Kirsten; Florian Ebner; Elena Leinert; Jens Huober; Wolfgang Janni; Jürgen Michael Steinacker Journal: Cancers (Basel) Date: 2020-06-10 Impact factor: 6.639