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Rural‐urban disparities in health status among US cancer survivors by Weaver, Kathryn E., Geiger, Ann M., Lu, Lingyi, Case, L. Douglas

“…BACKGROUND: Although rural residents are more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced cancers and to die of cancer, little is known about rural‐urban…”
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Differences in arachidonic acid levels and fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene variants in African Americans and European Americans with diabetes or the metabolic syndrome by Sergeant, Susan, Hugenschmidt, Christina E., Rudock, Megan E., Ziegler, Julie T., Ivester, Priscilla, Ainsworth, Hannah C., Vaidya, Dhananjay, Douglas Case, L., Langefeld, Carl D., Freedman, Barry I., Bowden, Donald W., Mathias, Rasika A., Chilton, Floyd H.

“…Over the past 50 years, increases in dietary n-6 PUFA, such as linoleic acid, have been hypothesised to cause or exacerbate chronic inflammatory diseases. The…”
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Ethnic Distribution of ECG Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation and Its Impact on Understanding the Ethnic Distribution of Ischemic Stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by SOLIMAN, Elsayed Z, PRINEAS, Ronald J, CASE, L. Douglas, ZHANG, Zhu-Ming, GOFF, David C

“…The paradox of the reported low prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in blacks compared with whites despite higher stroke rates in the former could be…”
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Age-related longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms following breast cancer diagnosis and treatment by Avis, Nancy E., Levine, Beverly, Naughton, Michelle J., Case, L. Douglas, Naftalis, Elizabeth, Van Zee, Kimberly J.

“…Younger women being treated for breast cancer consistently show greater depression shortly after diagnosis than older women. In this longitudinal study, we…”
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Sexual Problems in Younger Women After Breast Cancer Surgery by BURWELL, Stephanie R, CASE, L. Douglas, KAELIN, Carolyn, AVIS, Nancy E

“…To examine sexual problems in younger women diagnosed with breast cancer during the first year after surgery and to identify sociodemographic, medical, and…”
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The Epidemiology of Arm and Hand Swelling in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors by PASKETT, Electra D, NAUGHTON, Michelle J, MCCOY, Thomas P, CASE, L. Douglas, ABBOTT, Jill M

“…Background: Breast cancer survivors suffer from lymphedema of the arm and/or hand. Accurate estimates of the incidence and prevalence of lymphedema are…”
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Incidence, Time Course, and Determinants of Menstrual Bleeding After Breast Cancer Treatment: A Prospective Study by PETREK, Jeanne A, NAUGHTON, Michelle J, CASE, L. Douglas, PASKETT, Electra D, NAFTALIS, Elizabeth Z, SINGLETARY, S. Eva, SUKUMVANICH, Paniti

“…To assess ovarian function using the surrogate of monthly bleeding after breast cancer treatment in premenopausal women. Five hundred ninety-five US women age…”
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Effect of Dietary Fatty Acids on Inflammatory Gene Expression in Healthy Humans by Weaver, Kelly L., Ivester, Priscilla, Seeds, Michael, Case, L. Douglas, Arm, Jonathan P., Chilton, Floyd H.

“…Over the past 100 years, changes in the food supply in Western nations have resulted in alterations in dietary fatty acid consumption, leading to a dramatic…”
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Impact of Rural Residence on Forgoing Healthcare after Cancer Because of Cost by PALMER, Nynikka R. A, GEIGER, Ann M, LINGYI LU, DOUGLAS CASE, L, WEAVER, Kathryn E

“…Routine follow-up care is recommended to promote the well-being of cancer survivors, but financial difficulties may interfere. Rural-urban disparities in…”
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A Phase III, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of d-Threo-Methylphenidate HCl in Brain Tumor Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy by Butler, Jerome M., M.D, Case, L. Douglas, Ph.D, Atkins, James, M.D, Frizzell, Bart, M.D, Sanders, George, M.D, Griffin, Patricia, M.D, Lesser, Glenn, M.D, McMullen, Kevin, M.D, McQuellon, Richard, Ph.D, Naughton, Michelle, Ph.D, Rapp, Stephen, Ph.D, Stieber, Volker, M.D, Shaw, Edward G., M.D

“…Purpose The quality of life (QOL) and neurocognitive function of patients with brain tumors are negatively affected by the symptoms of their disease and brain…”
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A Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Hypofractionated IMRT Field-in-Field Boost for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme by Monjazeb, Arta M., M.D., Ph.D, Ayala, Deandra, M.D, Jensen, Courtney, M.D, Case, L. Douglas, Ph.D, Bourland, J. Daniel, Ph.D, Ellis, Thomas L., M.D, McMullen, Kevin P., M.D, Chan, Michael D., M.D, Tatter, Stephen B., M.D., Ph.D, Lesser, Glen J., M.D, Shaw, Edward G., M.D

“…Objectives To describe the results of a Phase I dose escalation trial for newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using a hypofractionated concurrent…”
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Explaining age-related differences in depression following breast cancer diagnosis and treatment by Avis, Nancy E., Levine, Beverly, Naughton, Michelle J., Case, Douglas L., Naftalis, Elizabeth, Van Zee, Kimberly J.

“…Younger women with breast cancer consistently show greater psychological distress than older women. This study examined a range of factors that might explain…”
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Tumor-induced loss of mural Connexin 43 gap junction activity promotes endothelial proliferation by Choudhary, Mayur, Naczki, Christine, Chen, Wenhong, Barlow, Keith D, Case, L Douglas, Metheny-Barlow, Linda J

“…Proper functional association between mural cells and endothelial cells (EC) causes EC of blood vessels to become quiescent. Mural cells on tumor vessels…”
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Fatty acid metabolites in rapidly proliferating breast cancer by O'Flaherty, Joseph T, Wooten, Rhonda E, Samuel, Michael P, Thomas, Michael J, Levine, Edward A, Case, L Douglas, Akman, Steven A, Edwards, Iris J

“…Breast cancers that over-express a lipoxygenase or cyclooxygenase are associated with poor survival possibly because they overproduce metabolites that alter…”
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A retrospective review of the metabolic syndrome in women diagnosed with breast cancer and correlation with estrogen receptor by Colonna, Sarah V., Douglas Case, L., Lawrence, Julia A.

“…Women diagnosed with obesity and breast cancer have an increased risk of recurrence and death (Protani et al., Breast Cancer Res Treat 123:627–635, 1 )…”
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A prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of acetaminophen and diphenhydramine pretransfusion medication versus placebo for the prevention of transfusion reactions by Kennedy, LeAnne D., Case, L. Douglas, Hurd, David D., Cruz, Julia M., Pomper, Gregory J.

“…BACKGROUND: Acetaminophen and diphenhydramine are commonly used as pretransfusion medications to prevent transfusion reactions. The purpose of this study was…”
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A genome-wide genotyping study in patients with ischaemic stroke: initial analysis and data release by Matarín, Mar, PhD, Brown, W Mark, MA, Scholz, Sonja, MD, Simón-Sánchez, Javier, BS, Fung, Hon-Chung, MD, Hernandez, Dena, MS, Gibbs, J Raphael, BS, De Vrieze, Fabienne Wavrant, PhD, Crews, Cynthia, Britton, Angela, MS, Langefeld, Carl D, PhD, Brott, Thomas G, MD, Brown, Robert D, MD, Worrall, Bradford B, MD, Frankel, Michael, MD, Silliman, Scott, MD, Case, L Douglas, PhD, Singleton, Andrew, Dr, Hardy, John A, PhD, Rich, Stephen S, PhD, Meschia, James F, MD

“…Summary Background Despite evidence of a genetic role in stroke, the identification of common genetic risk factors for this devastating disorder remains…”
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Results of a Diet/Exercise Feasibility Trial to Prevent Adverse Body Composition Change in Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy by Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy, Case, L. Douglas, Blackwell, Kimberly, Marcom, P. Kelly, Kraus, William, Aziz, Noreen, Snyder, Denise Clutter, Giguere, Jeffrey K, Shaw, Edward

“…Abstract Purpose Patients with breast cancer on adjuvant chemotherapy can experience weight gain and concurrent losses in muscle mass. Exercise interventions…”
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A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates on Intermediate Biomarkers in Head and Neck Cancer by Datta, Mridul, Shaw, Edward G., Lesser, Glenn J., Case, L. Douglas, Vitolins, Mara Z., Schneider, Charles, Frizzell, Bart, Sullivan, Christopher, Lively, Mark, Franzmann, Elizabeth, Hu, Jennifer J.

“…Background. Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients are at an increased risk for developing second primary tumors (SPTs). Diets rich in fruits and vegetables (FVs)…”
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Stress CMR Reduces Revascularization, Hospital Readmission, and Recurrent Cardiac Testing in Intermediate-Risk Patients With Acute Chest Pain by Miller, Chadwick D., MD, MS, Case, L. Douglas, PhD, Little, William C., MD, Mahler, Simon A., MD, Burke, Gregory L., MD, MSc, Harper, Erin N., BS, Lefebvre, Cedric, MD, Hiestand, Brian, MD, MPH, Hoekstra, James W., MD, Hamilton, Craig A., PhD, Hundley, W. Gregory, MD

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in an observation unit (OU) on…”
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