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Open AccessSupporting ColoREctal Equitable Navigation (SCREEN): a protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial for patient navigation in primary care
Black individuals in the United States (US) have a higher incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC) compared to other racial groups, and CRC is the second leading cause of death among Hispanic/La...
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Open AccessUnderstanding social needs screening and demographic data collection in primary care practices serving Maryland Medicare patients
Health outcomes are strongly impacted by social determinants of health, including social risk factors and patient demographics, due to structural inequities and discrimination. Primary care is viewed as a pote...
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The association between a patient-centered quality of care index and self-efficacy among cancer survivors
The number of cancer survivors in the US surpassed 18.1 million in 2022 and this number continues to grow. Patient self-efficacy, a patient’s confidence in his or her ability to self-manage symptoms and health...
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Open AccessIdentifying research practices toward achieving health equity principles within the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
Although there is national recognition for health equity-oriented research, there is limited guidance for researchers to engage partnerships that promote health equity in cancer research. The Cancer Prevention...
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Healthcare utilization in cancer survivors: six-month longitudinal cohort data
To describe healthcare utilization and reasons for delaying medical care and to identify factors that influence high healthcare utilization and care delay among cancer survivors.
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Open AccessTesting delivery of components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to breast cancer survivors by smart speaker: a study protocol
Insomnia is common in breast cancer survivors (BCS), affecting an estimated 30–50% of the 3.8 million BCS in the US. Insomnia is associated with health consequences for cardiometabolic and immune systems, neur...
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Open AccessDefining a patient-centered approach to cancer survivorship care: development of the patient centered survivorship care index (PC-SCI)
This study presents the validation of an index that defines and measures a patient-centered approach to quality survivorship care.
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Trajectories of fatigue in a population-based sample of older adult breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors: an analysis using the SEER-MHOS data resource
Fatigue is one of the most common and distressing symptoms experienced by cancer survivors. Understanding fatigue trajectories from pre- to post-diagnosis could inform fatigue prevention and management strateg...
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Identifying patients’ priorities for quality survivorship: conceptualizing a patient-centered approach to survivorship care
This study explored cancer survivors’ experiences with and priorities for cancer survivorship care to describe a patient-centered approach to quality survivorship care.
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Open AccessA longitudinal implementation evaluation of a physical activity program for cancer survivors: LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA
Increased physical activity (PA) levels in cancer survivors are associated with decreased risk of recurrence and mortality as well as additional positive health outcomes. PA interventions have shown to be effi...
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Open AccessMindfulness-based interventions and cognitive function among breast cancer survivors: a systematic review
Breast cancer survivors have an elevated risk of cognitive impairment compared to age-matched women without cancer. Causes of this impairment are complex, including both treatment and psychological factors. Mi...
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Exercise and weight loss interventions and miRNA expression in women with breast cancer
Obesity and weight gain are associated with comorbidities including a higher risk of tumor recurrence and cancer-related deaths among breast cancer (BC) survivors; however, the underlying mechanisms linking ob...
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Open AccessSitting, physical activity, and serum oestrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women: the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study
Prolonged sitting and lower levels of physical activity have been associated with increased levels of parent oestrogens (oestrone and oestradiol), the key hormones in female cancers, in postmenopausal women. H...
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Body mass index, physical activity, and television time in relation to mortality risk among endometrial cancer survivors in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort
Endometrial cancer (EC) survivors are the second largest group of female cancer survivors in the USA, with high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. While higher pre-diagnosis body mass index (BMI) h...
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Exercise adherence in a randomized trial of exercise on aromatase inhibitor arthralgias in breast cancer survivors: the Hormones and Physical Exercise (HOPE) study
Up to 50 % of postmenopausal breast cancer survivors taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) experience AI-associated arthralgias, or joint pain, which causes many to stop taking AIs and may inhibit exercise, despit...
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Open AccessImpact of changes in television viewing time and physical activity on longevity: a prospective cohort study
Television viewing is a highly prevalent sedentary behavior among older adults, yet the mortality risks associated with hours of daily viewing over many years and whether increasing or decreasing viewing time ...
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Menopausal hormone therapy and mortality among endometrial cancer patients in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
While menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is an established endometrial cancer risk factor, its relationship with mortality among endometrial cancer patients is understudied.
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Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid intakes and endometrial cancer risk in a population-based case–control study
Animal and laboratory studies suggest that long-chain omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids, a type of polyunsaturated fat found in fatty fish, may protect against carcinogenesis, but human studies on dietary intake of po...
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Impact of a mHealth Intervention for Peer Health Workers on AIDS Care in Rural Uganda: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Cluster-Randomized Trial
Mobile phone access in low and middle-income countries is rapidly expanding and offers an opportunity to leverage limited human resources for health. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster-random...
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Physical activity and endometrial cancer in a population-based case–control study
Published studies of physical activity, BMI, and endometrial cancer risk show conflicting results and many do not report on reliability or validity of physical activity questionnaires.
