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Open AccessDo Tobacco Treatment Trials Address Disparities in Smoking Outcomes Among Black and Hispanic Cancer Patients? A Systematic Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Black and Hispanic Patients Diagnosed with Cancer
To characterize the representation of Black and Hispanic cancer patients in tobacco treatment trials, and to offer recommendations for future research.
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Identification of patient subgroups who benefit from a behavioral intervention to improve adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence: a randomized-controlled trial
Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) reduces breast cancer morbidity and mortality; however, adherence is suboptimal. Interventions exist, yet few have improved adherence. Patient characteristics may alter uptake ...
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Representation of race and ethnicity among cancer survivors in trials of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I): A systematic review
For cancer survivors, insomnia is highly prevalent and debilitating. Although cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is recognized as a gold standard treatment, it is unclear whether benefits of tre...
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Do cancer curvivors and metavivors have distinct needs for stress management intervention? Retrospective analysis of a mind–body survivorship program
Cancer “curvivors” (completed initial curative intent treatment with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and/or other novel therapies) and “metavivors” (living with metastatic or chronic, incurable cancer) exper...
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Smoking Behaviors Among Black and Hispanic Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The risk of smoking poses an even greater threat for racial/ethnic minorities, particularly Black and Hispanic cancer patient...
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Challenges, rewards, and lessons learned from family and community caregivers of individuals with serious mental illness and cancer
The caregiving experience for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and cancer has not been explored in previous cancer caregiver research. This study assessed the challenges, rewards, and lessons lear...
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Mental Health, Social Connectedness, and Fear During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Perspective from Older Women with HIV
Older women with HIV (WWH) confront significant biopsychosocial challenges that may be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May 2020 and April 2021, following a resiliency intervention conducted as pa...
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Open AccessPreliminary feasibility of integrating tobacco treatment into SUD peer recovery coaching: a mixed-methods study of peer recovery coaches
Individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) have high prevalence of cigarette smoking and difficulty quitting. Peer recovery coaches (PRCs; individuals with lived SUD experience) facilitate SUD behavior chan...
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Sources of informal financial support among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a mixed methods analysis from the HIAYA CHAT study
The purpose of this exploratory sequential mixed methods study was to describe the sources of informal financial support used by adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and how financial toxicity and...
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Insomnia is characterized by persistent difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation, or quality. It is considered to be chronic when these symptoms occur at least three nights a week for at least...
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Correction to: Long-term follow-up of smokers following lung and colorectal cancer diagnosis
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Long-term follow-up of smokers following lung and colorectal cancer diagnosis
Continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis limits the effectiveness of treatment, increases the risk of cancer recurrence or secondary malignancies, and is associated with poorer quality of life and survival. ...
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Open AccessHIAYA CHAT study protocol: a randomized controlled trial of a health insurance education intervention for newly diagnosed adolescent and young adult cancer patients
For adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients aged 18 to 39 years, health insurance literacy is crucial for an effective use of the health care system. AYAs often face high out-of-pocket costs or have u...
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Open AccessStudy protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial testing virtual tobacco treatment in oncology practices [Smokefree Support Study 2.0]
Persistent smoking among patients diagnosed with cancer is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, yet an evidence-based tobacco use intervention has not been well-integrated into cancer care in community o...
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Testing psychosocial mediators of a mind–body resiliency intervention for cancer survivors
Group-based mind–body interventions such as the Stress Management and Resiliency Training-Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP) hold promise for enhancing resiliency among cancer survivors. Mechan...
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Perceptions of somatic and affective symptoms and psychosocial care utilization in younger and older survivors of lung cancer
Rates of depression identification in oncology settings and referral to psychosocial services remain low. Patients with lung cancer face an elevated risk of depression relative to patients with other cancers. ...
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Investigating documentation of alcohol and non-medical substance use in oncology treatment: an electronic health record review
Little is known about non-tobacco substance use (SU) and its treatment in cancer patients. National guidelines address tobacco only, and assessment of SU in cancer patients is not standardized. It is not clear...
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“I thought there would be more I understood”: health insurance literacy among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Health insurance literacy is crucial for navigating the US healthcare system. Low health insurance literacy may be especially concerning for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. To describe AYAs’...
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Development and Refinement of a Telehealth Intervention for Symptom Management, Distress, and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy after Breast Cancer
Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) prevents recurrence after early stage, hormone sensitive breast cancer; however, adherence to AET is suboptimal, and efficacious interventions are severely lacking. Barriers to...
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The Patient’s Voice: Adherence, Symptoms, and Distress Related to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy After Breast Cancer
While adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) for early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast cancer confers a 40–50% reduction in recurrence risk, adherence to AET is suboptimal, and no efficacious interventions exist to ...
