Telephone-based weight loss program shows promise for obese breast cancer patients

Women with obesity diagnosed with breast cancer face elevated risks of disease recurrence, secondary cancers, and cancer-related mortality.

For women diagnosed with breast cancer, excess weight quietly compounds the danger — raising the odds of recurrence, second cancers, and death. A large clinical trial has now shown that something as humble as a telephone call, carrying guidance on eating and movement, can meaningfully shift that arithmetic. Across more than 3,200 women at hundreds of treatment centers, phone-based coaching produced an average weight loss of 4.8 percent — a finding that held across age, race, income, and education. Whether those lost pounds will translate into years of life saved remains the open question, but

Telephone-based weight loss program shows promise for obese breast cancer patients

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