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Cancer survivors with unmet needs were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicineJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Cancer Surviv 2:116-24. 2008..This study aims to determine the relationship between patients' perceived UMN and their use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to help with cancer problems during and after treatment...
Online discussion of drug side effects and discontinuation among breast cancer survivorsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 22:256-62. 2013..We aim to understand the frequency and content of side effects and associated adherence behaviors discussed by breast cancer patients related to using aromatase inhibitors (AIs), with particular emphasis on AI-related arthralgia...
Acupuncture for hot flashes: decision making by breast cancer survivorsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 25:323-32. 2012..This study seeks to identify attitudes and beliefs about using acupuncture for HFs by BCSs...
Uncovering the expectancy effect: the validation of the acupuncture expectancy scaleJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, USA
Altern Ther Health Med 16:22-7. 2010..We sought to validate a previously developed Acupuncture Expectancy Scale (AES) as an instrument to measure patients' expected responses to acupuncture...
Association of functional polymorphisms in CYP19A1 with aromatase inhibitor associated arthralgia in breast cancer survivorsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street 2 Gates, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Breast Cancer Res 13:R8. 2011....
Positive changes, increased spiritual importance, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer survivorsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Integr Cancer Ther 9:339-47. 2010....
Complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer survivors: a population-based studyJun James Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Cancer Surviv 5:8-17. 2011..The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among cancer survivors is high, yet less is known about reasons behind such use or the communication of CAM with conventional medical providers...
Acupuncture in primary careJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, 2 Gates Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Prim Care 37:105-17. 2010..The practice of acupuncture in primary care requires rigorous training, financial discipline, and good communication skills. When done correctly, acupuncture is beneficial for both patients and providers...
Acupuncture expectancy scale: development and preliminary validation in ChinaJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Explore (NY) 3:372-7. 2007....
A gain in cultural competence through an international acupuncture electiveJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Fam Med 39:16-8. 2007..This study describes an international acupuncture elective and its impact on medical students' development of cultural competence...
Use of complementary and alternative medicine and prayer among a national sample of cancer survivors compared to other populations without cancerJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2 Gates Building 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Complement Ther Med 15:21-9. 2007..Extensive use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among cancer survivors has been described in literature, but the rate has not previously been compared to other groups in a true population sample...
Symptom burden among cancer survivors: impact of age and comorbidityJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 20:434-43. 2007....
De qi: Chinese acupuncture patients' experiences and beliefs regarding acupuncture needling sensation--an exploratory surveyJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicne, USA
Acupunct Med 25:158-65. 2007..The aim of this study was to describe Chinese acupuncture patients' perceived sensations of, and beliefs about, acupuncture needling...
Prevalence and risk factors for insomnia among breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitorsKrupali Desai
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 2 Gates Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Support Care Cancer 21:43-51. 2013....
Psychological outcomes and health beliefs in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer and controlsAnne E Kazak
ABPP, Division of Oncology, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Room 1486 CHOP North, 34th St and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:2002-7. 2010..Beliefs about health may be identified and targeted for intervention to improve quality of life, particularly when patient perceptions of current health problems are considered...
Development and validation of the health competence beliefs inventory in young adults with and without a history of childhood cancerBranlyn Werba Derosa
The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Ann Behav Med 41:48-58. 2011..Adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer are a vulnerable population. Health beliefs may be related to necessary follow-up care...
Predictors of yoga use among patients with breast cancerKrupali Desai
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Explore (NY) 6:359-63. 2010..However, very little is known about the characteristics of breast cancer patients who use yoga; thus, this study seeks to identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of yoga users among this population...
Prospectively examining physical activity in young adult survivors of childhood cancer and healthy controlsMatthew C Hocking
Division of Oncology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 60:309-15. 2013....
Patient-physician communication about complementary and alternative medicine in a radiation oncology settingJin Ge
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 85:e1-6. 2013..This study quantified the extent of patient-physician communication about CAM and identified factors associated with its discussion in radiation therapy (RT) settings...
Delivery of survivorship care by primary care physicians: the perspective of breast cancer patientsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:933-8. 2009..This study aims to describe postmenopausal breast cancer survivors' (BCS) perceptions of PCP-related survivorship care...
Taste alteration in breast cancer patients treated with taxane chemotherapy: experience, effect, and coping strategiesRebecca M Speck
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1121A Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
Support Care Cancer 21:549-55. 2013..This study examined the experience and coping strategies for taste alteration in female breast cancer patients treated with docetaxel or paclitaxel...
Vitamin d deficiency in postmenopausal breast cancer survivorsClaire F Friedman
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:456-62. 2012..Given the role vitamin D plays in bone metabolism, we examined the prevalence of and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in a study of postmenopausal BCS on AIs...
Adult cancer survivorship: evolution, research, and planning careLinda A Jacobs
LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
CA Cancer J Clin 59:391-410. 2009..Finally, an overview of evolving treatment summary and care plan initiatives is presented...
Self-reported health problems of young adults in clinical settings: survivors of childhood cancer and healthy controlsLisa A Schwartz
The Division of Oncology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 23:306-14. 2010..It is unknown how their self-reported health problems differ from those of healthy young adults. Self-reported health problems of cancer survivors and healthy controls are compared in this study...
Scope of symptoms and self-management strategies for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patientsRebecca M Speck
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Support Care Cancer 20:2433-9. 2012..We also examined the variety of taxane-related side effects in women with and without CIPN in order to discriminate the CIPN symptom experience...
Utilization of supportive and palliative care services among oncology outpatients at one academic cancer center: determinants of use and barriers to accessPallavi Kumar
Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street 2 Gates, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Palliat Med 15:923-30. 2012..Further research is needed to understand patients' needs and beliefs regarding SPCS, and how to integrate SPCS into conventional treatments to improve cancer care...
Patterns and risk factors associated with aromatase inhibitor-related arthralgia among breast cancer survivorsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cancer 115:3631-9. 2009..The objective of this study was to evaluate the perceived onset, characteristics, and risk factors for AI-related arthralgia (AIA)...
Development and Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Attitudes and Beliefs about Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use among Cancer PatientsJun J Mao
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:798098. 2012..001) than those who did not use CAM. Our study provides the initial evidence that the ABCAM instrument produced reliable and valid scores that measured attitudes and beliefs related to CAM use among cancer patients...
A dilemma in male engagement in preventive services: adolescent males' knowledge and attitudes toward testicular cancer and testicular self-examPeter F Cronholm
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Am J Mens Health 3:134-40. 2009....
Endogenous opioids and hot flushes still hypotheticalLaura J Hanisch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Lancet 367:92-3. 2006
Increases in core body temperature precede hot flashes in a prostate cancer patientLaura J Hanisch
Behavioral Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Psychooncology 18:564-7. 2009..We present preliminary findings of physiological changes in a prostate cancer patient with frequent hot flashes...
