Catherine M Alfano

Summary

Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Recovery issues in cancer survivorship: a new challenge for supportive care
    Catherine M Alfano
    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and School of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer J 12:432-43. 2006
  2. ncbi Exercise and dietary change after diagnosis and cancer-related symptoms in long-term survivors of breast cancer: CALGB 79804
    Catherine M Alfano
    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Psychooncology 18:128-33. 2009
  3. ncbi Fatigue and herpesvirus latency in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
    Christopher P Fagundes
    Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Brain Behav Immun 26:394-400. 2012
  4. ncbi Arm/hand swelling and perceived functioning among breast cancer survivors 12 years post-diagnosis: CALGB 79804
    Jill M Oliveri
    Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, A356 Starling Loving Hall, 320 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 2:233-42. 2008
  5. ncbi Cancer surveillance behaviors and psychosocial factors among long-term survivors of breast cancer. Cancer and Leukemia Group B 79804
    Mira L Katz
    Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer 115:480-8. 2009
  6. ncbi Physical activity, long-term symptoms, and physical health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors: a prospective analysis
    Catherine M Alfano
    Comprehensive Cancer Center and School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 1:116-28. 2007
  7. ncbi Breast cancer survivors' health-related quality of life : racial differences and comparisons with noncancer controls
    Electra D Paskett
    Division of Population Sciences, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer 113:3222-30. 2008
  8. ncbi Social support and socioeconomic status interact to predict Epstein-Barr virus latency in women awaiting diagnosis or newly diagnosed with breast cancer
    Christopher P Fagundes
    Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, 460 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Health Psychol 31:11-9. 2012
  9. ncbi Design and analysis of group-randomized trials in cancer: a review of current practices
    David M Murray
    Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 100:483-91. 2008
  10. ncbi Fatigue in breast cancer survivors two to five years post diagnosis: a HEAL Study report
    Kathleen Meeske
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1444 Eastlake Avenue, Room 4449, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Qual Life Res 16:947-60. 2007

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Recovery issues in cancer survivorship: a new challenge for supportive care
    Catherine M Alfano
    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and School of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer J 12:432-43. 2006
    ..Addressing these issues in the post-treatment period represents the new challenge to supportive care...
  2. ncbi Exercise and dietary change after diagnosis and cancer-related symptoms in long-term survivors of breast cancer: CALGB 79804
    Catherine M Alfano
    The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Psychooncology 18:128-33. 2009
    ....
  3. ncbi Fatigue and herpesvirus latency in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
    Christopher P Fagundes
    Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Brain Behav Immun 26:394-400. 2012
    ..Prior work has suggested that fatigue may be related to inflammation and its associated sickness behaviors; accordingly, our findings may be tapping into this same physiological substrate...
  4. ncbi Arm/hand swelling and perceived functioning among breast cancer survivors 12 years post-diagnosis: CALGB 79804
    Jill M Oliveri
    Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, A356 Starling Loving Hall, 320 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 2:233-42. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Cancer surveillance behaviors and psychosocial factors among long-term survivors of breast cancer. Cancer and Leukemia Group B 79804
    Mira L Katz
    Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer 115:480-8. 2009
    ..This report describes the relation of these behaviors to demographic and clinical characteristics, psychological symptoms, body satisfaction, and social support...
  6. ncbi Physical activity, long-term symptoms, and physical health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors: a prospective analysis
    Catherine M Alfano
    Comprehensive Cancer Center and School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 1:116-28. 2007
    ..This prospective study investigated physical activity (PA), occurrence of physical symptoms, and HRQOL in a large, ethnically-diverse cohort of breast cancer survivors...
  7. ncbi Breast cancer survivors' health-related quality of life : racial differences and comparisons with noncancer controls
    Electra D Paskett
    Division of Population Sciences, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer 113:3222-30. 2008
    ..This study not only compared HRQoL of African American and white breast cancer survivors, but also compared the HRQoL of these women to that of same-race women with no cancer history...
  8. ncbi Social support and socioeconomic status interact to predict Epstein-Barr virus latency in women awaiting diagnosis or newly diagnosed with breast cancer
    Christopher P Fagundes
    Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, 460 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Health Psychol 31:11-9. 2012
    ..This study assessed the joint impact of SES and social support on the expression of a latent herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), in a group of highly stressed women...
  9. ncbi Design and analysis of group-randomized trials in cancer: a review of current practices
    David M Murray
    Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 100:483-91. 2008
    ..Previous reviews have identified problems in the design and analysis of group-randomized trials in a number of areas. Similar problems may exist in cancer research, but there have been no comprehensive reviews...
  10. ncbi Fatigue in breast cancer survivors two to five years post diagnosis: a HEAL Study report
    Kathleen Meeske
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1444 Eastlake Avenue, Room 4449, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Qual Life Res 16:947-60. 2007
    ....
  11. ncbi Impact of delirium on cognition, distress, and health-related quality of life after hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
    Jesse R Fann
    Department of Behavioral Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Clin Oncol 25:1223-31. 2007
    ....
  12. ncbi Possible socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in quality of life in a cohort of breast cancer survivors
    Deborah J Bowen
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, M4 B402, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 106:85-95. 2007
    ..This paper describes the ethnic and socioeconomic correlates of functioning in a cohort of long-term nonrecurring breast cancer survivors...
  13. ncbi Psychometric evaluation of the Brief Cancer Impact Assessment among breast cancer survivors
    Catherine M Alfano
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Oncology 70:190-202. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Including the BCIA with measures of QOL, symptoms, and functioning will allow researchers to gain a more comprehensive assessment of the biopsychosocial IOC in survivors...
  14. ncbi Psychometric properties of a tool for measuring hormone-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors
    Catherine M Alfano
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Psychooncology 15:985-1000. 2006
    ..Future clinical trials and quality of life and symptom management intervention studies would benefit from accurate assessment of hormone-related symptoms with the five scales from the shortened BCPT checklist...
  15. ncbi Clinical presentation of delirium in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
    Jesse R Fann
    Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    Cancer 103:810-20. 2005
    ..In the current study, the authors investigated the clinical presentation of delirium in HSCT patients, including the time course of these symptoms and comorbid affective distress, fatigue, and pain...
  16. ncbi Physical activity in relation to all-site and lung cancer incidence and mortality in current and former smokers
    Catherine M Alfano
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M3-B232, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:2233-41. 2004
    ..Prospective studies using more sophisticated measures of physical activity assessed at multiple time points during follow-up are needed to corroborate these associations...