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| Ellen G LevineSummaryAffiliation: San Francisco State University Country: USA Publications
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The benefits of prayer on mood and well-being of breast cancer survivorsEllen G Levine
Public Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave PP750, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA
Support Care Cancer 17:295-306. 2009..The goal of this study was to compare differences in use of prayer between breast cancer survivors from different ethnic groups and examine how use of prayer is related to mood and quality of life...
Ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivorsEllen G Levine
Biobehavioral Research Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave PP750, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA
J Cancer Surviv 1:212-25. 2007..Many women are incorporating spirituality as a way of coping with cancer. However, few studies have examined the role of spirituality in mood and quality of life among breast cancer survivors from different ethnic groups...- Emotion work: disclosing cancerGrace J Yoo
Cancer Disparities Research Group, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway, EP 103, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA
Support Care Cancer 18:205-15. 2010..This paper focuses on the emotion work involved in self-disclosing a breast cancer diagnosis in a racially or ethnically diverse population... 
The relationship between physical factors, coping, and spirituality in cancer patientsEllen G Levine
California Pacific Medical Center, Psychosocial Oncology, 2300 California Street, Suite 207, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Gynecol Oncol 99:S133-4. 2005- Older women, breast cancer, and social supportGrace J Yoo
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
Support Care Cancer 18:1521-30. 2010..This paper describes a qualitative study of the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on older women from racially/ethnically diverse populations and their subsequent need for social support... - Spiritual correlates of functional well-being in women with breast cancerEllen G Levine
California Pacific Medical Center, 2300 California St, Suite 207, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Integr Cancer Ther 1:166-74. 2002..Asking patients about the role of spirituality in their lives may be a useful marker to predict patient's ability to cope with stress in their lives and of their quality of life... - A pilot study: evaluation of a psychosocial program for women with gynecological cancersEllen G Levine
Biobehavioral Research Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA
J Psychosoc Oncol 25:75-98. 2007..Having a nurse practitioner who could talk about treatment side effects, menopause, body image, sexuality, etc., was helpful to at least half of the women. Psychological distress decreased over time, as did quality of life... - Change in post-traumatic stress symptoms following psychosocial treatment for breast cancerEllen G Levine
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Psychooncology 14:618-35. 2005.... - The efficacy of a mind-body-spirit group for women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trialElizabeth F Targ
Complementary Medicine Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 24:238-48. 2002..39, P=0.001). No baseline factors predicted better outcomes in the Standard group. In summary, the study found equivalence on most psychosocial outcomes between the two interventions...