Relationships Between Weight Change and Physical and Psychological Distress in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors

BACKGROUND: Weight gain and unfavorable changes in body composition are common in a growing population of breast cancer survivors, but the etiology of these changes is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between weight change and symptoms of physical and psychological distress in the first 12 months of completing treatment in women who had completed treatment for breast cancer.