Nyrop, Kirsten A.
Callahan, Leigh F.
Rini, Christine
Altpeter, Mary
Hackney, Betsy
DePue, Amy
Wilson, Anne
Schechter, Arielle
Muss, Hyman B.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Cancer Institute (R21CA169492)
Article History
Received: 6 May 2015
Accepted: 21 December 2015
First Online: 12 January 2016
Compliance with ethical standards
: The study protocol was approved by the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Protocol Review Committee and the Institutional Review Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
: This research is supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award number R21CA169492 and a pilot grant from the UNC Institute on Aging. The authors do not have a financial relationship with either organization. All authors have participated in writing, reviewing, and/or editing the manuscript. The principal investigator has full control of all primary data and agrees to allow the journal of Supportive Care in Cancer to review our data if requested. We thank the Arthritis Foundation, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and the North Carolina Cancer Hospital oncology physicians and clinical staff for their interest and support throughout the study, as well as the breast cancer survivors who participated in this study.