2013
Quality of life and psychosocial distress in young women with advanced breast cancer.
Seah D, Gelber S, Ruddy K, Tamimi R, Schapira L, Come S, Meyer M, Larsen B, Winer E, Partridge A. Quality of life and psychosocial distress in young women with advanced breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: e20508-e20508. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.e20508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced breast cancerQuality of lifePsychosocial distressBreast cancerYoung womenBodily painSF-36 subscale scoresBaseline surveyLongitudinal multi-centre studyMedical chart dataMental health scoresMulti-center studySocial functioningABC diagnosisABC patientsClinical factorsMedian ageMedian timeClinical variablesRole limitationsGeneral healthDepressed womenHealth scoresGeneral populationLogistic regression
2009
Prevalence and Predictors of Distress in Young Women with Newly Diagnosed Early Stage Breast Cancer.
Ruddy K, Gelber S, Tamimi R, Mayer E, Schapira L, Come S, Meyer M, Winer E, Partridge A. Prevalence and Predictors of Distress in Young Women with Newly Diagnosed Early Stage Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 1067-1067. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage breast cancerBreast cancerOverall distressYoung womenHADS scoresProspective multi-center cohort studyAdvanced-stage breast cancerMulti-center cohort studyEarly-stage breast cancerMultivariate logistic regression modelBaseline surveyOnly sociodemographic factorCentral pathology reviewEarly breast cancerMultivariate logistic regressionPercent of womenCourse of careMedical history itemsLogistic regression modelsBreast cancer diagnosisEligible womenCohort studyMedian agePathology reviewHospital Anxiety
2002
Pre-Counseling Education Materials for BRCA Testing: Does Tailoring Make a Difference?
Skinner CS, Schildkraut JM, Berry D, Calingaert B, Marcom PK, Sugarman J, Winer EP, Iglehart JD, Futreal PA, Rimer BK. Pre-Counseling Education Materials for BRCA Testing: Does Tailoring Make a Difference? Genetic Testing And Molecular Biomarkers 2002, 6: 93-105. PMID: 12215248, DOI: 10.1089/10906570260199348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic testingOvarian cancer susceptibilityTumor RegistryMean ageOvarian cancer gene BRCA1Ovarian cancerFamily historyMutation carriersBRCA testingBaseline surveyCancer susceptibilityEstimation of riskBehavioral targetsPrint materialsGreater improvementBreastFollowup surveyEducation materialsWomenGenes BRCA1Decision aidRiskBRCA1