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Radon testing and mitigation: an intervention in a primary care settingMary Jo Nissen
Oncology Research Department, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Cancer Educ 27:566-72. 2012..Future studies should assess a stronger intervention, perhaps over multiple visits, and providing test kits on site. Targeting patients who smoke may be an effective use of resources...
Breast and colorectal cancer survivors' knowledge about their diagnosis and treatmentMary Jo Nissen
Oncology Research Department, Park Nicollet Institute, 3931 Louisiana Avenue, St Louis Park, Minneapolis, MN 55426, USA
J Cancer Surviv 6:20-32. 2012..Clinicians must sometimes rely on patients' self-report of their medical history. This study assessed knowledge of details of cancer diagnosis and treatment among breast and colorectal cancer survivors...
Breast carcinoma after cancer at another site: method of detection, tumor characteristics, and surgical treatmentM J Nissen
Oncology Research, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Cancer 89:1999-2005. 2000..Limited information is available regarding the clinical characteristics of breast carcinoma after a primary at another site...
Quality of life after postmastectomy breast reconstructionMary J Nissen
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 29:547-53. 2002..To explore women's expectations about postmastectomy reconstruction and factors affecting their quality of life after reconstruction...
Changes in weight and body composition in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancerMary Jo Nissen
Oncology Research Department, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Clin Breast Cancer 11:52-60. 2011..This study aimed to identify predictors of changes in weight and body composition among women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer...
Effects of exercise vs bisphosphonates on bone mineral density in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapyKaren K Swenson
Oncology Research Department, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426, USA
J Support Oncol 7:101-7. 2009..0001 for all group comparisons). Zoledronic acid protected patients with breast cancer against bone loss during initial treatment, whereas home-based PA interventions were less effective in preventing bone loss...
Physical activity in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer: adherence to a walking interventionKaren K Swenson
Oncology Research Department, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 37:321-30. 2010..To describe and predict adherence to a physical activity protocol for patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy...
Case-control study to evaluate predictors of lymphedema after breast cancer surgeryKaren K Swenson
Park Nicollet Institute
Oncol Nurs Forum 36:185-93. 2009..To identify risk factors for lymphedema after breast cancer surgery...
Effectiveness of treatment summaries in increasing breast and colorectal cancer survivors' knowledge about their diagnosis and treatmentMary Jo Nissen
Oncology Research Department, Park Nicollet Institute, 3931 Louisiana Avenue, FRCC, 1st Floor, St Louis Park, Minneapolis, 55426, MN, USA
J Cancer Surviv 7:211-8. 2013..Previous research has identified gaps in cancer survivors' knowledge of their diagnosis and treatment. This study assessed the effect of treatment summaries on survivors' accuracy in reporting details of diagnosis and treatment...
Views of primary care providers on follow-up care of cancer patientsMary Jo Nissen
Oncology Research, Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis, MN 55416, USA
Fam Med 39:477-82. 2007..This study asked PCPs about their role in the follow-up care of breast and colorectal cancer patients and elicited opinions on improving the transfer of care from oncologists to PCPs...
Quality of life after breast carcinoma surgery: a comparison of three surgical proceduresM J Nissen
Oncology Research, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416-2699, USA
Cancer 91:1238-46. 2001..In fact, mastectomy with reconstruction is associated with greater mood disturbance and poorer well-being...
Effects of advanced nursing care on quality of life and cost outcomes of women diagnosed with breast cancerL J Ritz
Senior Services, Park Nicollet, HealthSystem Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 27:923-32. 2000..To evaluate quality of life (QOL) and cost outcomes of advanced practice nurses' (APNs') interventions with women diagnosed with breast cancer...
Axillary disease recurrence after sentinel lymph node dissection for breast carcinomaKaren K Swenson
Oncology Research, Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, USA
Cancer 104:1834-9. 2005..The purpose of the current study was to review data collected on 700 consecutive patients with early-stage breast carcinoma who underwent SLND without concomitant ALND...
Comparison of side effects between sentinel lymph node and axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancerKaren K Swenson
Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 9:745-53. 2002..Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is often associated with permanent arm side effects. Side effects after sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) should be less common, because the surgery is less extensive...
Evaluating a risk-based model for mammographic screening of women in their fortiesCarol P McPherson
Oncology Research, Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 2699, USA
Cancer 94:2830-5. 2002..We determined retrospectively the proportion of women already diagnosed in their 40s with breast cancer (BC) who would have been recommended for mammography screening by this model...
