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Psychological impact of genetic counseling for familial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisDejana Braithwaite
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Fam Cancer 5:61-75. 2006..We conducted a systematic review of the literature to determine the quality and strength of evidence relating to psychological outcomes of genetic counseling for familial cancer...- Development of a risk assessment tool for women with a family history of breast cancerDejana 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)... - Using the Internet to conduct surveys of health professionals: a valid alternative?Dejana Braithwaite
General Practice and Primary Care Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK
Fam Pract 20:545-51. 2003..The purpose of this study was to examine whether Internet-based surveys of health professionals can provide a valid alternative to traditional survey methods... - Psychological impact of genetic counseling for familial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisDejana Braithwaite
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:122-33. 2004..We conducted a systematic review of the literature to determine the quality and strength of evidence relating to psychological outcomes of genetic counseling for familial cancer... 
Prognostic impact of comorbidity among long-term breast cancer survivors: results from the LACE studyDejana 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...- Long-term prognostic role of functional limitations among women with breast cancerDejana 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... 
Hypertension is an independent predictor of survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patientsDejana 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...- Smoking and survival after breast cancer diagnosis: a prospective observational study and systematic reviewDejana 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... - The relative importance of predictors of body mass index change, overweight and obesity in adolescent girlsDavid 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... - 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... - Internet-based risk assessment and decision support for the management of familial cancer in primary care: a survey of GPs' attitudes and intentionsDejana Braithwaite
General Practice and Primary Care Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, UK
Fam Pract 19:587-90. 2002..Computer decision support systems have been proposed as a suitable method to enable primary care practitioners to manage familial cancer and advise about other developments in clinical genetics... - Cancer prevention for global health: a report from the ASPO International Cancer Prevention Interest GroupDejana Braithwaite
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:1606-10. 2012..Frank Meyskens and Dejana Braithwaite, Dr... - Lay understanding of familial risk of common chronic diseases: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative researchFiona M Walter
General Practice and Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK
Ann Fam Med 2:583-94. 2004..This study systematically reviewed and synthesized the qualitative literature exploring understanding about familial risk held by persons with a family history of cancer, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus... - Socioeconomic status in relation to early menarche among black and white girlsDejana 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...