Weight loss maintenance strategies among rural breast cancer survivors: The rural women connecting for better health trial

Obesity is a risk factor for breast cancer recurrence. Rural women have higher obesity rates compared with urban women and are in need of distance-based interventions that promote long-term weight loss.In this two-phase trial, rural breast cancer survivors who lost >5% of their starting weight during a 6-month lifestyle intervention (delivered through weekly group conference calls) were randomized to one of two 12-month interventions for weight...