Catherine M Alfano

Summary

Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Fatigue, inflammation, and ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acid intake among breast cancer survivors
    Catherine M Alfano
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Blvd, Ste 404, Bethesda, MD 20892 8336, USA
    J Clin Oncol 30:1280-7. 2012
  2. ncbi Dietary weight loss and exercise interventions effects on quality of life in overweight/obese postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
    Ikuyo Imayama
    Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:118. 2011
  3. ncbi Estrogenic botanical supplements, health-related quality of life, fatigue, and hormone-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors: a HEAL study report
    Huiyan Ma
    Division of Cancer Etiology, Department of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:109. 2011
  4. ncbi Sleep duration change across breast cancer survivorship: associations with symptoms and health-related quality of life
    Catherine M Alfano
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS NCI NIH DHHS, Bethesda, MD, 20892 8336, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 130:243-54. 2011
  5. ncbi Postdiagnosis diet quality, the combination of diet quality and recreational physical activity, and prognosis after early-stage breast cancer
    Stephanie M George
    Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, Suite 320, MSC 7232, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 22:589-98. 2011
  6. ncbi The association between television watching time and all-cause mortality after breast cancer
    Stephanie M George
    Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 7:247-52. 2013
  7. ncbi Physical activity, biomarkers, and disease outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review
    Rachel Ballard-Barbash
    Applied Research Program, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 104:815-40. 2012
  8. ncbi Race/ethnicity, physical activity, and quality of life in breast cancer survivors
    Ashley Wilder Smith
    Outcomes Research Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:656-63. 2009
  9. ncbi Pain in long-term breast cancer survivors: the role of body mass index, physical activity, and sedentary behavior
    Laura P Forsythe
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 137:617-30. 2013
  10. ncbi Cancer Survivors in the United States: Prevalence across the Survivorship Trajectory and Implications for Care
    Janet S de Moor
    Corresponding Author Janet S de Moor, Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute NIH, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 404, Bethesda, MD 20892
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 22:561-70. 2013

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Fatigue, inflammation, and ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acid intake among breast cancer survivors
    Catherine M Alfano
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Blvd, Ste 404, Bethesda, MD 20892 8336, USA
    J Clin Oncol 30:1280-7. 2012
    ..This study investigated fatigue, inflammation, and intake of ω-3 and ω-6 PUFAs among breast cancer survivors...
  2. ncbi Dietary weight loss and exercise interventions effects on quality of life in overweight/obese postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
    Ikuyo Imayama
    Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:118. 2011
    ..The secondary aim was to investigate predictors of changes in HRQOL...
  3. ncbi Estrogenic botanical supplements, health-related quality of life, fatigue, and hormone-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors: a HEAL study report
    Huiyan Ma
    Division of Cancer Etiology, Department of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:109. 2011
    ..It remains unclear whether estrogenic botanical supplement (EBS) use influences breast cancer survivors' health-related outcomes...
  4. ncbi Sleep duration change across breast cancer survivorship: associations with symptoms and health-related quality of life
    Catherine M Alfano
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS NCI NIH DHHS, Bethesda, MD, 20892 8336, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 130:243-54. 2011
    ..These results point to the need for routine assessment of sleep as part of survivorship care...
  5. ncbi Postdiagnosis diet quality, the combination of diet quality and recreational physical activity, and prognosis after early-stage breast cancer
    Stephanie M George
    Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, Suite 320, MSC 7232, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 22:589-98. 2011
    ..To investigate, among women with breast cancer, how postdiagnosis diet quality and the combination of diet quality and recreational physical activity are associated with prognosis...
  6. ncbi The association between television watching time and all-cause mortality after breast cancer
    Stephanie M George
    Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 7:247-52. 2013
    ..In a multiethnic, prospective cohort of breast cancer survivors, we hypothesized that television watching time would be independently associated with an increased risk of death from any cause...
  7. ncbi Physical activity, biomarkers, and disease outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review
    Rachel Ballard-Barbash
    Applied Research Program, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 104:815-40. 2012
    ..We systematically reviewed studies that examined relationships between physical activity and mortality (cancer-specific and all-cause) and/or cancer biomarkers...
  8. ncbi Race/ethnicity, physical activity, and quality of life in breast cancer survivors
    Ashley Wilder Smith
    Outcomes Research Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:656-63. 2009
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  9. ncbi Pain in long-term breast cancer survivors: the role of body mass index, physical activity, and sedentary behavior
    Laura P Forsythe
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 137:617-30. 2013
    ..05). Weight gain and lack of physical activity place breast cancer survivors at risk for pain long after treatment ends. Weight control and exercise interventions should be tested for effects on long-term pain in these women...
  10. ncbi Cancer Survivors in the United States: Prevalence across the Survivorship Trajectory and Implications for Care
    Janet S de Moor
    Corresponding Author Janet S de Moor, Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute NIH, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 404, Bethesda, MD 20892
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 22:561-70. 2013
    ..To inform survivorship research and practice, this manuscript will describe the prevalent population of cancer survivors in terms of overall numbers and prevalence by cancer site and time since diagnosis...
  11. ncbi Who provides psychosocial follow-up care for post-treatment cancer survivors? A survey of medical oncologists and primary care physicians
    Laura P Forsythe
    National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    J Clin Oncol 30:2897-905. 2012
    ..We sought to characterize physicians who reported broad involvement in (ie, across key components of care) and shared responsibility for psychosocial care...
  12. ncbi Cancer survivors: a booming population
    Carla Parry
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20:1996-2005. 2011
    ..For this inaugural year, we focus on the confluence of the growing number of survivors and population aging, and the impact these combined trends will have on cancer survivorship in the future...
  13. ncbi Postdiagnosis diet quality is inversely related to a biomarker of inflammation among breast cancer survivors
    Stephanie M George
    Yale School of Public Health, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:2220-8. 2010
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  14. ncbi Physician over-recommendation of mammography for terminally ill women
    Corinne R Leach
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Cancer 118:27-37. 2012
    ..Identifying characteristics of physicians who recommend mammography for terminally ill women can help guide efforts to minimize patient risks and make better use of health care resources...
  15. ncbi Influence of diet, exercise, and serum vitamin d on sarcopenia in postmenopausal women
    Caitlin Mason
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 45:607-14. 2013
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  16. ncbi Parental cancer and the family: a population-based estimate of the number of US cancer survivors residing with their minor children
    Kathryn E Weaver
    Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Cancer 116:4395-401. 2010
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