Post-diagnosis social networks, and lifestyle and treatment factors in the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Larger social networks have been associated with better breast cancer survival. To investigate potential mediators, we evaluated associations of social network size and diversity with lifestyle and treatment factors associated with prognosis.

Methods

We included 9331 women from the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project who provided data on social networks within approximately two years following diagnosis. A social network index was derived from information about the presence of a spouse or intimate partner, religious ties, community participation, friendship ties, and numbers of living relatives. Diversity was assessed as variety of ties, independent of size. We used logistic regression to evaluate associations with outcomes and evaluated whether effect estimates di

SUBMITTER: Kroenke CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4938778 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature