Latina breast cancer survivors tend to be less physically active and experience more comorbidities (such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes) when compared to Caucasian breast cancer survivors. Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, is trying to change that.

Her American Cancer Society-funded work is a three-phase exercise intervention involving Latina breast cancer survivors, with the clinical phase of the trial providing the knowledge and motivation needed for them to continue to exercise in a community setting.

1:23 – Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, Associate Professor and Clinical Exercise Physiologist at City of Hope National Medical Center

2:41 – On comorbidities, and why she’s focused on Latina breast cancer survivors

6:50 – On the relatively high rates of metabolic dysregulation—which includes metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and visceral adiposity—in Latina breast cancer survivors

11:14 – On the three phases of her exercise intervention, and results so far

18:14 – Some of the reasons Latinas are underrepresented in clinical trials and research studies

21:15 – On how this program could be expanded to help Latinas who live far from big cancer centers

25:07 – A direction in her research she’s particularly excited about

26:32 – On the impact of American Cancer Society funding on her career

28:50 – A message she’d like to share with cancer survivors and caregivers