Adapting Multiple Behavior Interventions That Effectively Improve Cancer Survivor Health Cancer Survivor Health

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• Evidence of progressive cancer of the eligible types.
• Recurrence of the eligible cancer types (exceptions are biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer).
• Pre-existing medical conditions that preclude adherence to an unsupervised weight loss intervention (e.g., pregnancy, severe orthopedic conditions, impending hip or knee replacement (within 6 months), end-stage renal disease, paralysis, dementia, blindness, unstable angina, untreated stage 3 hypertension, or recent history of heart attack, congestive heart failure or pulmonary conditions that required oxygen or hospitalization within 6 months).
• Second primary cancers, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, or if the initial and second cancers are both deemed eligible cancers.

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• Participation in another diet and exercise program.
• A physician has provided instruction to limit current physical activity.
• Reside in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility.

• Age 50 years or older
• Resident of the continental United States
• Diagnosed with multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or localized kidney or ovarian cancer; or [localized (includes in situ) through regional] breast, colorectum, endometrium, thyroid, or prostate cancer.
• Completed primary treatment (surgery, radiation or chemotherapy). Active surveillance among men with prostate cancer or women with ductal carcinoma in situ is acceptable.
• Completion of the 8th grade of school. Able to read and write English.
• Normal blood pressure or those with high blood pressure for whom physician permission was granted.
• Community dwelling.
• Reside in an area that receives wireless coverage.
• Have an active email address or be willing to have one created for the study.
• Current body mass index of greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2, but less than 50 kg/m2.
• Current physical activity level is less than 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week.