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Species | J E BowerSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Cognitive processing, discovery of meaning, CD4 decline, and AIDS-related mortality among bereaved HIV-seropositive menJ E Bower
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 66:979-86. 1998..These results suggest that positive responses to stressful events, specifically the discovery of meaning, may be linked to positive immunologic and health outcomes...- Perceptions of positive meaning and vulnerability following breast cancer: predictors and outcomes among long-term breast cancer survivorsJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 7076, USA
Ann Behav Med 29:236-45. 2005..Theoretical and descriptive accounts suggest that cancer may evoke both perceptions of vulnerability and positive meaning, with potentially different effects on mental health... - Yoga for cancer patients and survivorsJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles 90095 7076, USA
Cancer Control 12:165-71. 2005..Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years to improve physical and emotional well-being. Empirical research on yoga has been ongoing for several decades, including several recent studies conducted with cancer patients and survivors... - Fatigue in long-term breast carcinoma survivors: a longitudinal investigationJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience, University of California at Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Cancer 106:751-8. 2006..A longitudinal study was designed to evaluate the prevalence, persistence, and predictors of posttreatment fatigue in breast carcinoma survivors... - Inflammatory responses to psychological stress in fatigued breast cancer survivors: relationship to glucocorticoidsJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience at UCLA, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Room 3306, Box 957076 Los Angeles, CA 90095 7076, USA
Brain Behav Immun 21:251-8. 2007..05). These data provide further evidence of enhanced inflammatory processes in fatigued breast cancer survivors and suggest that these processes may stem in part from decreased glucocorticoid response to stress... - Cancer-related fatigue: links with inflammation in cancer patients and survivorsJulienne E Bower
UCLA Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Brain Behav Immun 21:863-71. 2007..Further, we identify potential mechanisms for persistent inflammation, focusing on the HPA axis. Risk factors and treatments for cancer-related fatigue are also discussed... - Behavioral symptoms in patients with breast cancer and survivorsJulienne E Bower
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:768-77. 2008..Research on the prevalence, mechanisms, and treatment of each symptom is described, concluding with recommendations for future studies... - Inflammatory biomarkers and fatigue during radiation therapy for breast and prostate cancerJulienne E Bower
Department of Psychology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1563, USA
Clin Cancer Res 15:5534-40. 2009.... - Fatigue and gene expression in human leukocytes: increased NF-?B and decreased glucocorticoid signaling in breast cancer survivors with persistent fatigueJulienne E Bower
UCLA Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, P O Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, United States
Brain Behav Immun 25:147-50. 2011.... - Altered cortisol response to psychologic stress in breast cancer survivors with persistent fatigueJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Psychosom Med 67:277-80. 2005..The purpose of the current study was to evaluate cortisol responses to an experimental psychologic stressor in fatigued and nonfatigued survivors... - Inflammation and behavioral symptoms after breast cancer treatment: do fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbance share a common underlying mechanism?Julienne E Bower
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:3517-22. 2011..Fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbance are common adverse effects of cancer treatment and frequently co-occur. However, the possibility that inflammatory processes may underlie this constellation of symptoms has not been examined... - Fatigue and proinflammatory cytokine activity in breast cancer survivorsJulienne E Bower
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles 90095 6900, USA
Psychosom Med 64:604-11. 2002..Differences in lymphocyte subsets, cortisol, and behavioral symptoms associated with proinflammatory cytokines were also assessed... - Finding positive meaning and its association with natural killer cell cytotoxicity among participants in a bereavement-related disclosure interventionJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Ann Behav Med 25:146-55. 2003.... - T-cell homeostasis in breast cancer survivors with persistent fatigueJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, CA 90095 7076, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1165-8. 2003..These results require confirmation in a larger study that is specifically designed to address this hypothesis... - Diurnal cortisol rhythm and fatigue in breast cancer survivorsJulienne E Bower
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 30:92-100. 2005..g. depressed mood, body mass index). Results suggest a subtle dysregulation in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning in breast cancer survivors with persistent fatigue... - Inflammatory biomarkers for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivorsAlicia Collado-Hidalgo
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California at Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, California 90095-7076, USA
Clin Cancer Res 12:2759-66. 2006..83). CONCLUSION: These results extend links between fatigue and inflammatory markers to show a functional alteration in proinflammatory cytokine response to lipopolysaccharide and define a prognostic biomarker of behavioral fatigue... - Cytokine gene polymorphisms and fatigue in breast cancer survivors: early findingsAlicia Collado-Hidalgo
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, USA
Brain Behav Immun 22:1197-200. 2008..These findings provide preliminary evidence that polymorphisms in IL1B may serve as a potential risk factor for persistent fatigue in the aftermath of cancer... - The trajectory of psychological impact in BRCA1/2 genetic testing: does time heal?Tammy M Beran
Department of Psychology, UCLA, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Ann Behav Med 36:107-16. 2008.... - Neurocognitive performance in breast cancer survivors exposed to adjuvant chemotherapy and tamoxifenSteven A Castellon
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 26:955-69. 2004..We highlight ways in which these data converge with other recent studies to suggest that systemic chemotherapy, especially in combination with tamoxifen, can have adverse yet subtle effects on cognitive functioning... - Physical and psychosocial recovery in the year after primary treatment of breast cancerPatricia A Ganz
School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:1101-9. 2011..The aim of this article is to characterize physical and psychosocial recovery as a function of chemotherapy receipt in the year after medical treatment completion... - Prospective association between C-reactive protein and fatigue in the coronary artery risk development in young adults studyHyong Jin Cho
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Biol Psychiatry 66:871-8. 2009..This prospective study examined the association between C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of systemic inflammation, and fatigue 5 years later... - Positive affect and inflammation during radiation treatment for breast and prostate cancerSaviz C Sepah
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Brain Behav Immun 23:1068-72. 2009..05). Results suggest that positive affect enhances the acute inflammatory response to radiation treatment, perhaps facilitating tissue repair processes... - Benefit finding in response to BRCA1/2 testingCarissa A Low
Department of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Ann Behav Med 35:61-9. 2008..Undergoing genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations may be accompanied by elevated worry and distress, but the potential for the experience to catalyze positive psychological and life changes has not been studied... - Does self-affirmation, cognitive processing, or discovery of meaning explain cancer-related health benefits of expressive writing?J David Creswell
University of California, Department of Psychology, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 33:238-50. 2007.... - Quality of life at the end of primary treatment of breast cancer: first results from the moving beyond cancer randomized trialPatricia A Ganz
School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:376-87. 2004..We investigated the baseline psychosocial status of women enrolled in a randomized trial testing two psychosocial interventions for women at the end of primary treatment... - Outcomes from the Moving Beyond Cancer psychoeducational, randomized, controlled trial with breast cancer patientsAnnette L Stanton
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:6009-18. 2005..To facilitate the transition to recovery, we conducted the Moving Beyond Cancer (MBC) trial, a multisite, randomized, controlled trial of psychoeducational interventions for breast cancer patients... - Cancer related fatigue: a focus on breast cancer and Hodgkin's disease survivorsPatricia A Ganz
UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
Acta Oncol 46:474-9. 2007.... - Management of cancer-related fatigueJulienne E Bower
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 4:828-9. 2006 - Breast cancer in younger women: reproductive and late health effects of treatmentPatricia A Ganz
University of California Los Angeles Schools of Medicine and Public Health, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:4184-93. 2003..In 1997, we initiated a cohort study to evaluate quality of life (QOL) and reproductive health outcomes in younger female breast cancer survivors. Materials and.. - Psychological resources, positive illusions, and healthS E Taylor
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024 1563, USA
Am Psychol 55:99-109. 2000.... - Stress management, finding benefit, and immune function: positive mechanisms for intervention effects on physiologyJulienne E Bower
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Psychosom Res 56:9-11. 2004 - Effects of acceptance-oriented versus evaluative emotional processing on heart rate recovery and habituationCarissa A Low
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Emotion 8:419-24. 2008.... - Neuroendocrine-immune mechanisms of behavioral comorbidities in patients with cancerAndrew H Miller
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, 1365 C Clifton Rd, 5th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:971-82. 2008.... - Prevalence and causes of fatigue after cancer treatment: the next generation of researchJulienne E Bower
J Clin Oncol 23:8280-2. 2005
Research Grants
- Mechanisms of Radiation Induced Fatigue in CancerJulienne Bower; Fiscal Year: 2006..Together with a targeted program of didactic instruction, this project will prepare the candidate to become a fully independent behavioral scientist in the field of cancer prevention and control research. ..
- Iyengar Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors with Persistent FatigueJulienne Bower; Fiscal Year: 2007..The development of targeted treatments for cancer-related fatigue is critical for maintaining quality of life in the growing population of breast cancer survivors. ..