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Characterizing Young Adults’ Susceptibility to Waterpipe Tobacco Use and Their Reactions to Messages About Product Harms and Addictiveness by Lipkus, Isaac M., Mays, Darren, Tercyak, Kenneth P.

“…There is very little insight into the psychosocial characteristics of young adults susceptible to waterpipe tobacco use and their reactions to messages about…”
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Medical Mistrust Influences Black Women’s Level of Engagement in BRCA1/2 Genetic Counseling and Testing by Sheppard, Vanessa B., PhD, Mays, Darren, PhD, MPH, Tercyak, Kenneth P., PhD, LaVeist, Thomas, PhD

“…Abstract Clinical evidence supports the value of BRCA1/2 genetic counseling and testing for managing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk; however,…”
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Impact of Parents’ Wartime Military Deployment and Injury on Young Children’s Safety and Mental Health by Hisle-Gorman, Elizabeth, MSW, PhD, Harrington, Donna, PhD, Nylund, Cade M., MD, Tercyak, Kenneth P., PhD, Anthony, Bruno J., PhD, Gorman, Gregory H., MD, MHS

“…Objective Children are at risk for adverse outcomes during parental military deployments. We aim to determine the impact of parental deployment and combat…”
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An experimental study of the effects of electronic cigarette warnings on young adult nonsmokers' perceptions and behavioral intentions by Mays, Darren, Smith, Clayton, Johnson, Andrea C, Tercyak, Kenneth P, Niaura, Raymond S

“…Electronic cigarette ("e-cigarette") manufacturers use warning labels on their advertising that vary widely in content and the U.S. Food and Drug…”
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Factors Associated With Disordered Eating Behavior Among Adolescent Girls: Screening and Education by Dunn, Catherine P., Riley, Joan B., Hawkins, Kirsten B., Tercyak, Kenneth P.

“…Introduction/Objectives: An unhealthy relationship with food can lead to disordered eating in adolescence, highlighting the importance of screening. This study…”
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Genetic Testing: Psychological Aspects and Implications by Lerman, Caryn, Croyle, Robert T, Tercyak, Kenneth P, Hamann, Heidi

“…As the number of genes associated with inherited disease continues to grow, researchers and practitioners in behavioral medicine will encounter complex…”
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Can Social Media Be Used as a Community-Building and Support Tool among Jewish Women Impacted by Breast and Ovarian Cancer? An Evidence-Based Observational Report by Dunn, Catherine, Campbell, Sydney, Marku, Nikoleta, Fleischmann, Adina, Silber, Elana, Rosen, Melissa, Tercyak, Kenneth P

“…About 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jewish women carry a deleterious mutation in genes, predisposing them to hereditary breast/ovarian cancer (HBOC). Thus, efforts to…”
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Effect of risk messages on risk appraisals, attitudes, ambivalence, and willingness to smoke hookah in young adults by Mays, Darren, Johnson, Andrea C., Phan, Lilianna, Tercyak, Kenneth P., Rehberg, Kathryn, Lipkus, Isaac

“…Objective: We examined effects of hookah tobacco risk messages on risk appraisals, attitudes towards hookah, ambivalence about hookah use, and willingness to…”
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Results of a randomized controlled trial of a decision support intervention for disclosing maternal BRCA genetic test results to children and adolescents by Tercyak, Kenneth P., DeMarco, Tiffani A., Schneider, Katherine A., Luta, George, Isaacs, Claudine, Garber, Judy E., Sleiman, Marcelo M., Yockel, Mary Rose, Peshkin, Beth N.

“…Evaluate the impact of a targeted family communication intervention for mothers undergoing genetic counseling and testing (GCT) for BRCA gene alterations…”
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Improving our model of cascade testing for hereditary cancer risk by leveraging patient peer support: a concept report by O'Neill, Suzanne C, Hamilton, Jada G, Conley, Claire C, Peshkin, Beth N, Sacca, Rosalba, McDonnell, Glynnis A, Isaacs, Claudine, Robson, Mark E, Tercyak, Kenneth P

“…Consensus and evidence suggest that cascade testing is critical to achieve the promise of cancer genetic testing. However, barriers to cascade testing include…”
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Identifying and Characterizing Adolescent Smoking Trajectories by Audrain-McGovern, Janet, Rodriguez, Daniel, Tercyak, Kenneth P, Cuevas, Jocelyn, Rodgers, Kelli, Patterson, Freda

“…Our understanding of longitudinal patterns of adolescent smoking development and the determinants of these patterns is limited. The present study evaluated…”
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What Twin Studies of Adolescent Behavior Can Teach Us About Shared Environmental and Genetic Risk by Highland, Krista B., Ph.D, Tercyak, Kenneth P., Ph.D

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High School Seniors' Smoking Initiation and Progression 1 Year After Graduation by Tercyak, Kenneth P, Rodriguez, Daniel, Audrain-McGovern, Janet

“…We explored cigarette smoking prevalence rates in former high school seniors 1 year after graduation and found that among 12th grade never smokers, 25%…”
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Weight, Dietary Behavior, and Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence: Implications for Adult Cancer Risk by Fuemmeler, Bernard F., Pendzich, Margaret K., Tercyak, Kenneth P.

“…Lifestyle factors related to energy balance, including weight, dietary behavior and physical activity, are as-sociated with cancer risk. The period of…”
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Results of a Single Arm Pilot Study of a Mobile Messaging Intervention for Hookah Tobacco Cessation in Young Adults by Mays, Darren, Phan, Lilianna, Johnson, Andrea C, Tercyak, Kenneth P, Snow, Kylie, Luta, George, Rehberg, Kathryn, Lipkus, Isaac

“…Background: Hookah tobacco use is common among young adults. Unlike cigarette smoking, there is limited evidence on mobile (ie, mHealth) interventions to…”
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Quality of Life After Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients Who Underwent BRCA1/2 Gene Testing by TERCYAK, Kenneth P, PESHKIN, Beth N, BROGAN, Barbara M, DEMARCO, Tiffani, PENNANEN, Marie F, WILLEY, Shawna C, MAGNANT, Colette M, ROGERS, Sarah, ISAACS, Claudine, SCHWARTZ, Marc D

“…Recent studies indicate that high-risk breast cancer patients (ie, women who carry mutations in BRCA1/2 genes) who opt for contralateral prophylactic…”
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Young adult smokers' neural response to graphic cigarette warning labels by Green, Adam E, Mays, Darren, Falk, Emily B, Vallone, Donna, Gallagher, Natalie, Richardson, Amanda, Tercyak, Kenneth P, Abrams, David B, Niaura, Raymond S

“…Abstract Introduction The study examined young adult smokers' neural response to graphic warning labels (GWLs) on cigarette packs using functional magnetic…”
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Results of an online community needs assessment for psychoeducational interventions among partners of hereditary breast cancer previvors and survivors by Tercyak, Kenneth P, Mays, Darren, DeMarco, Tiffani A, Sharff, McKane E, Friedman, Susan

“…Spouses and partners ("partners") of women at-risk for ("previvors") and surviving with hereditary breast/ovarian cancer are a primary source of support within…”
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Framing Indoor Tanning Warning Messages to Reduce Skin Cancer Risks Among Young Women: Implications for Research and Policy by Mays, Darren, Tercyak, Kenneth P

“…We investigated the impact of indoor tanning device warnings that communicate the risks associated with indoor tanning (i.e., loss framed) or the benefits of…”
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Understanding the Needs of Young Women Regarding Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetic Testing: Convergence and Divergence among Patient-Counselor Perceptions and the Promise of Peer Support by Evans, Chalanda, Hamilton, Rebekah J, Tercyak, Kenneth P, Peshkin, Beth N, Rabemananjara, Kantoniony, Isaacs, Claudine, O'Neill, Suzanne C

“…Young women from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) families face a series of medical decisions regarding their cancer risk management and integrating…”
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