Research Studies - Aging

Research Studies - Cancer

* Chemical messengers of the immune system are associated with fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Miller AH, Ancoli-Israel S, Bower JE, Capuron L, Irwin MR.
Neuroendocrine-immune mechanisms of behavioral comorbidities in patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 20;26(6):971-82. Review.

Bower JE.
Behavioral symptoms in patients with breast cancer and survivors.
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 10;26(5):768-77. Review.

Ganz PA, Bower JE.            
Cancer related fatigue: A focus on breast cancer and Hodgkin's disease survivors. Acta Oncol. 2007;46(4):474-9.

Bower JE.
Cancer-related fatigue: Links with inflammation in cancer patients and survivors. Brain Behav Immun. 2007 May 30.

Bower JE, Ganz PA, Aziz N, Olmstead R, Irwin MR, Cole SW.        
Inflammatory responses to psychological stress in fatigued breast cancer survivors: relationship to glucocorticoids.
Brain Behav Immun. 2007 Mar;21(3):251-8. Epub 2006 Sep 27.

O'connor MF, Irwin MR, Seldon J, Kwan L, Ganz PA.      
Pro-inflammatory cytokines and depression in a familial cancer registry. Psychooncology. 2007 May;16(5):499-501.

Bower JE, Ganz PA, Desmond KA, Bernaards C, Rowland JH, Meyerowitz BE, Belin TR.          
Fatigue in long-term breast carcinoma survivors: a longitudinal investigation. Cancer. 2006 Feb 15;106(4):751-8.

Collado-Hidalgo A, Bower JE, Ganz PA, Cole SW, Irwin MR.          
Inflammatory biomarkers for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 May 1;12(9):2759-66.

* How important are personality, stress, and physical health in cancer?

Antoni, M. H., Lutgendorf, S. K., Cole, S. W., Dhabhar, F. S., Sephton, S. E., McDonald, P. G., Stefanek, M., and Sood, A. K. (2005)  The Influence of Biobehavioral Factors on Tumor Biology: Pathways and Mechanisms.  Nature Reviews Cancer, 6, 240-248.

Canada AL, Fawzy NW, Fawzy FI.     
Personality and disease outcome in malignant melanoma. J Psychosom Res. 2005 Jan;58(1):19-27.

Ganz PA.              
Monitoring the physical health of cancer survivors: a survivorship-focused medical history. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 10;24(32):5105-11. Review.

* Devising the best psychosocial strategies for cancer patients and survivors

Stanton AL, Revenson TA, Tennen H.
              
Health psychology: psychological adjustment to chronic disease.
Annu Rev Psychol. 2007;58:565-92.

Stanton AL.           
Psychosocial concerns and interventions for cancer survivors.
J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 10;24(32):5132-7. Review.

Beale IL, Kato PM, Marin-Bowling VM, Guthrie N, Cole SW.
Improvement in cancer-related knowledge following use of a psychoeducational video game for adolescents and young adults with cancer. J Adolesc Health. 2007 Sep;41(3):263-70. Epub 2007 Jul 12.

Mandelblatt JS, Lawrence WF, Cullen J, Stanton AL, Krupnick JL, Kwan L, Ganz PA. 
Patterns of care in early-stage breast cancer survivors in the first year after cessation of active treatment. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jan 1;24(1):77-84.

Stanton AL, Ganz PA, Rowland JH, Meyerowitz BE, Krupnick JL, Sears SR. 
Promoting adjustment after treatment for cancer. Cancer. 2005 Dec 1;104(11 Suppl):2608-13.

Stanton AL, Ganz PA, Kwan L, Meyerowitz BE, Bower JE, Krupnick JL, Rowland JH, Leedham B, Belin TR.
Outcomes from the Moving Beyond Cancer psychoeducational, randomized, controlled trial with breast cancer patients. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Sep 1;23(25):6009-18.

Stanton AL.           
How and for whom? Asking questions about the utility of psychosocial interventions for individuals diagnosed with cancer.
J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug 1;23(22):4818-20. Epub 2005 Jun 6. No abstract available.