2013
Psychosocial functioning and vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with head and neck cancer
Fang CY, Egleston BL, Ridge JA, Lango MN, Bovbjerg DH, Studts JL, Burtness BA, Einarson MB, Klein–Szanto A. Psychosocial functioning and vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with head and neck cancer. Head & Neck 2013, 36: 1113-1119. PMID: 23804308, PMCID: PMC4099415, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorPsychosocial functioningVEGF expressionNeck squamous cell carcinomaGrowth factorSquamous cell carcinomaTumor VEGF expressionGreater VEGF expressionHPV statusPoor outcomeCell carcinomaPatient populationPoor prognosisDisease stageHuman papillomavirusNeck cancerBiobehavioral pathwaysPatientsHPVTumor samplesVEGF analysisHNSCCsPrognosisSurgery
2011
Psychological functioning of caregivers for head and neck cancer patients
Longacre ML, Ridge JA, Burtness BA, Galloway TJ, Fang CY. Psychological functioning of caregivers for head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncology 2011, 48: 18-25. PMID: 22154127, PMCID: PMC3357183, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor psychological healthPsychological healthPoorer psychological health outcomesCaregivers' psychological healthPsychological health outcomesPsychological functioningAnxious symptomsSocial supportCaregiver outcomesCurrent findingsLongitudinal studyHNSCC patientsFamily caregiversPositive benefitsCaregiversNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancer patientsPost-treatment periodHealth outcomesCancer patientsCell carcinomaCancer recurrenceGeneral populationPatients