Search Results - "Andersen, M. Robyn"

Development of an ovarian cancer symptom index: possibilities for earlier detection by Goff, Barbara A, Mandel, Lynn S, Drescher, Charles W, Urban, Nicole, Gough, Shirley, Schurman, Kristi M, Patras, Joshua, Mahony, Barry S, Andersen, M Robyn

“…Currently, screening for ovarian cancer is not recommended for the general population. Targeting women with specific symptoms for screening has been evaluated…”
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Effects of Vitamin D Use on Health-Related Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients in Early Survivorship by Andersen, M. Robyn, Sweet, Erin, Hager, Shelly, Gaul, Marcia, Dowd, Fred, Standish, Leanna J.

“…Background: Vitamin D supplements may prevent recurrence, prolong survival, and improve mood for women with breast cancer, although evidence for these effects…”
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Use of Integrative Oncology, Involvement in Decision-Making, and Breast Cancer Survivor Health-Related Quality of Life in the First 5 Years Postdiagnosis by Andersen, M. Robyn, Sweet, Erin, Hager, Shelly, Gaul, Marcia, Dowd, Fred, Standish, Leanna J.

“…Objective: This study sought to describe changes in the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of women who do and do not seek naturopathic oncology (NO)…”
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Avoidance and reassurance seeking in response to health anxiety are differentially related to use of healthcare by Jones, Salene M. W., Andersen, M. Robyn, Litwin, Paul

“…Aim Responses to health anxiety include avoidance and reassurance-seeking behaviors. We tested the hypothesis that avoidance would be associated with less…”
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Do Women With Breast Cancer Who Choose Adjunctive Integrative Oncology Care Receive Different Standard Oncologic Treatment? by Standish, Leanna J., Dowd, Fred, Sweet, Erin, Dale, Linda, Andersen, M. Robyn

“…Purpose: To determine if women with breast cancer who choose adjunctive naturopathic oncology (NO) specialty care receive different standard oncologic…”
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Combining a symptoms index with CA 125 to improve detection of ovarian cancer by Andersen, M. Robyn, Goff, Barbara A., Lowe, Kimberly A., Scholler, Nathalie, Bergan, Lindsay, Dresher, Charles W., Paley, Pamela, Urban, Nicole

“…BACKGROUND. The current study sought to examine whether an index based on the specific pattern of symptoms commonly reported by women with ovarian cancer could…”
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The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Supplements of Potential Concern during Breast Cancer Chemotherapy by Standish, Leanna J., Zhou, May, Dowd, Fred, Sweet, Erin, Andersen, M. Robyn

“…Objective. While many Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) are unlikely to interact negatively with conventional oncology treatment, some ingestible…”
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Investigating the Effects of Rurality on Stress, Subjective Well-Being, and Weight-Related Outcomes by Gold, Joshua M., Drewnowski, Adam, Andersen, M. Robyn, Rose, Chelsea, Buszkiewicz, James, Mou, Jin, Ko, Linda K.

“…•High levels of stress and low levels of subjective well-being (SWB) have been linked to poor weight-related behaviors and outcomes, but it is unclear if these…”
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Influence of Ovarian Cancer Risk Status on the Diagnostic Performance of the Serum Biomarkers Mesothelin, HE4, and CA125 by Shah, Chirag A, Lowe, Kimberly A, Paley, Pamela, Wallace, Erin, Anderson, Garnet L, McIntosh, Martin W, Andersen, M Robyn, Scholler, Nathalie, Bergan, Lindsay A, Thorpe, Jason D, Urban, Nicole, Drescher, Charles W

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of ovarian cancer risk on the performance of the serum biomarkers mesothelin, human epididymis protein 4 (HE4), and CA125…”
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Effects of Personal Characteristics on Serum CA125, Mesothelin, and HE4 Levels in Healthy Postmenopausal Women at High-Risk for Ovarian Cancer by LOWE, Kimberly A, SHAH, Chirag, URBAN, Nicole, DRESCHER, Charles W, WALLACE, Erin, ANDERSON, Garnet, PALEY, Pamela, MCINTOSH, Martin, ANDERSEN, M. Robyn, SCHOLLER, Nathalie, BERGAN, Lindsay, THORPE, Jason

“…Objective: To evaluate if serum levels of candidate ovarian cancer biomarkers vary with individual characteristics of healthy women who are likely candidates…”
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Breast Cancer Integrative Oncology Care and Its Costs by Standish, Leanna J., Dowd, Fred, Sweet, Erin, Dale, Linda, Weaver, Morgan, Osborne, Barbara, Andersen, M. Robyn

“…Background. Naturopathic oncology in conjunction with conventional treatment is commonly referred to as integrative oncology (IO). Clinics directed by oncology…”
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Quality of life in long term survivors of colorectal cancer by Ramsey, Scott D, Berry, Kristin, Moinpour, Carol, Giedzinska, Antoinette, Andersen, Robyn M

“…We aimed to determine the quality of life (QOL) for long term survivors of colorectal cancer. Persons with colorectal cancer who had survived at least 5 yr…”
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Breast Cancer Worry and Mammography Use by Women with and without a Family History in a Population-based Sample by ANDERSEN, M. Robyn, SMITH, Robert, MEISCHKE, H, BOWEN, D, URBAN, N

“…Worry about breast cancer risk has been found to be a barrier to mammography use by women with a family history of breast cancer in some studies, although…”
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"I Made All Decisions Myself": Breast Cancer Treatment Decision-Making by Receivers and Decliners by Kim, Eunjung, Jang, Sou, Andersen, M, Standish, Leanna

“…Objective: Many women with breast cancer refuse adjuvant treatments. How they arrive at their respective decisions and whether they are passively or actively…”
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Psychological and Social Risk Factors in Adolescent Smoking Transitions: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study by Bricker, Jonathan B, Rajan, K. Bharat, Zalewski, Maureen, Andersen, M. Robyn, Ramey, Madelaine, Peterson, Arthur V

“…Objective: This study longitudinally investigated psychological and social risk factors consistent with the Theory of Triadic Influence (TTI) as predictors of…”
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Close friends', parents', and older siblings' smoking: Reevaluating their influence on children's smoking by Bricker, Jonathan B., Peterson, Arthur V., Andersen, M. Robyn, Leroux, Brian G., Rajan, K. Bharat, Sarason, Irwin G.

“…A number of longitudinal studies have explored the role of friends', parents', and older siblings' smoking in children's smoking acquisition. A reasonable…”
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Prospective prediction of children's smoking transitions: role of parents' and older siblings' smoking by Bricker, Jonathan B., Peterson Jr, Arthur V., Leroux, Brian G., Andersen, M. Robyn, Rajan, K. Bharat, Sarason, Irwin G.

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To use a novel social epidemic probability model to investigate longitudinally the extent to which parents’ and older siblings’ smoking predict…”
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Financial Anxiety is Associated With Cancer Screening Adherence in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer by Jones, Salene M W, Schuler, Tammy A, Padamsee, Tasleem J, Andersen, M Robyn

“…Background Previous studies have examined the impact of material financial hardship on cancer screening but without focusing on the psychological aspects of…”
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Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life Between Adjuvant Breast Cancer Treatment Groups by Kim, Eunjung, Andersen, M Robyn, Standish, Leanna J

“…To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of women who did (receivers, n = 372) and did not (intentional nonreceivers, n = 46) receive all…”
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The ‘cause’ of my cancer, beliefs about cause among breast cancer patients and survivors who do and do not seek IO care by Andersen, M. Robyn, Afdem, Kelsey, Hager, Shelly, Gaul, Marcia, Sweet, Erin, Standish, Leanna J.

“…Objective We sought to describe survivors' beliefs about the cause of their breast cancer and to test the hypothesis that beliefs about cancer's cause are…”
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