Dejana Braithwaite

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Hypertension is an independent predictor of survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Department of Surgery, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Int J Cancer 124:1213-9. 2009
  2. ncbi Prognostic impact of comorbidity among long-term breast cancer survivors: results from the LACE study
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:1115-25. 2012
  3. ncbi Long-term prognostic role of functional limitations among women with breast cancer
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Ste 5700, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 102:1468-77. 2010
  4. ncbi Smoking and survival after breast cancer diagnosis: a prospective observational study and systematic review
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 136:521-33. 2012
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic status in relation to early menarche among black and white girls
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Lobby 4 Suite 5700, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 20:713-20. 2009
  6. ncbi The relative importance of predictors of body mass index change, overweight and obesity in adolescent girls
    David H Rehkopf
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e233-42. 2011
  7. ncbi Pre-counseling education for low literacy women at risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC): patient experiences using the Cancer Risk Education Intervention Tool (CREdIT)
    Galen Joseph
    Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0128, USA
    J Genet Couns 19:447-62. 2010
  8. ncbi Development of a risk assessment tool for women with a family history of breast cancer
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Carol Franck Buck Breast Care Center, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, 2186 Geary Boulevard, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 29:433-9. 2005

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Hypertension is an independent predictor of survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Department of Surgery, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Int J Cancer 124:1213-9. 2009
    ..If our findings are replicated in contemporary cohorts, it may be necessary to include hypertension in the Charlson Comorbidity Index and other comorbidity measures...
  2. ncbi Prognostic impact of comorbidity among long-term breast cancer survivors: results from the LACE study
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:1115-25. 2012
    ..Little is known about the long-term impact of comorbidity among women with breast cancer...
  3. ncbi Long-term prognostic role of functional limitations among women with breast cancer
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Ste 5700, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 102:1468-77. 2010
    ..The long-term prognostic role of functional limitations among women with breast cancer is poorly understood...
  4. ncbi Smoking and survival after breast cancer diagnosis: a prospective observational study and systematic review
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 136:521-33. 2012
    ..Women who smoke following breast cancer diagnosis and treatment are at higher risk of death both from breast cancer and other causes...
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic status in relation to early menarche among black and white girls
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Lobby 4 Suite 5700, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 20:713-20. 2009
    ..Early menarche is a risk factor for breast cancer. We investigated the variation in age at menarche by socioeconomic status (SES) and race...
  6. ncbi The relative importance of predictors of body mass index change, overweight and obesity in adolescent girls
    David H Rehkopf
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e233-42. 2011
    ..To determine the relative importance of familial, dietary, behavioral, psychological and social risk factors for predicting body mass index (BMI) change, and onset of overweight and obesity among adolescent girls...
  7. ncbi Pre-counseling education for low literacy women at risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC): patient experiences using the Cancer Risk Education Intervention Tool (CREdIT)
    Galen Joseph
    Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0128, USA
    J Genet Couns 19:447-62. 2010
    ..In addition, the implementation of CREdIT in diverse clinical settings and the cultural adaptation of CREdIT to specific populations reflect important areas for future work...
  8. ncbi Development of a risk assessment tool for women with a family history of breast cancer
    Dejana Braithwaite
    Carol Franck Buck Breast Care Center, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, 2186 Geary Boulevard, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 29:433-9. 2005
    ..We developed a computerized tool that supports stratification of breast cancer risk, genetic risk assessment in the clinical environment (GRACE)...