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Betsy C. Wertheim
Researcher at University of Arizona
Publications - 80
Citations - 1825
Betsy C. Wertheim is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Women's Health Initiative & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 67 publications receiving 1420 citations. Previous affiliations of Betsy C. Wertheim include University of California, San Diego.
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Nutrition and physical activity cancer prevention guidelines, cancer risk, and mortality in the women's health initiative
Cynthia A. Thomson,Marjorie L. McCullough,Betsy C. Wertheim,Rowan T. Chlebowski,Maria Elena Martinez,Marcia L. Stefanick,Thomas E. Rohan,JoAnn E. Manson,Hilary A. Tindle,Judith K. Ockene,Mara Z. Vitolins,Jean Wactawski-Wende,Gloria E. Sarto,Dorothy S. Lane,Marian L. Neuhouser +14 more
TL;DR: Behaviors concordant with Nutrition and Physical Activity Cancer Prevention Guidelines were associated with lower risk of total, breast, and colorectal cancers and lower cancer-specific mortality in postmenopausal women.
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Trends of Incidence and Survival of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors in the United States: A Seer Analysis
TL;DR: It is observed that appendiceal and rectal NETs carry the best prognosis and survival of small intestinal and colon NETs has improved for both men and women.
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Biomarker-calibrated protein intake and physical function in the Women's Health Initiative.
Jeannette M. Beasley,Betsy C. Wertheim,Andrea Z. LaCroix,Ross L. Prentice,Marian L. Neuhouser,Lesley F. Tinker,Stephen B. Kritchevsky,James M. Shikany,Charles B. Eaton,Zhao Chen,Cynthia A. Thomson +10 more
TL;DR: To determine whether preservation of physical function with aging may be partially met through modification in dietary protein intake, a study of mice fed a high-fructose corn syrup supplemented diet found it to be beneficial to slow the decline in physical function.
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Relationship between sleep quality and quantity and weight loss in women participating in a weight-loss intervention trial
Cynthia A. Thomson,Kelly L. Morrow,Shirley W. Flatt,Betsy C. Wertheim,Michelle M. Perfect,Jennifer J. Ravia,Nancy E. Sherwood,Njeri Karanja,Cheryl L. Rock +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that sleep quality and quantity may contribute to weight loss in intervention‐based studies designed to promote weight control in overweight/obese adult women.
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36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Versus Gait Speed As Predictor of Preclinical Mobility Disability in Older Women: The Women's Health Initiative.
Deepika Laddu,Betsy C. Wertheim,David O. Garcia,Nancy Fugate Woods,Michael J. LaMonte,Bertha Chen,Hoda Anton-Culver,Oleg Zaslavsky,Jane A. Cauley,Rowan T. Chlebowski,JoAnn E. Manson,Cynthia A. Thomson,Marcia L. Stefanick +12 more
TL;DR: The value of clinically measured gait speed with that of the self‐reported Medical Outcomes Study 36‐item Short‐Form Survey Physical Function Index (SF‐36 PF) in predicting future preclinical mobility disability (PCMD) in older women is compared.