Cancer‐related inflammation and depressive symptoms: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

DC McFarland, M Doherty, TM Atkinson, R O'Hanlon… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depressive symptoms in patients with cancer are associated with poor quality
of life and decreased survival. Although inflammation is reliably associated with depression …

Systematic review of associations between anxiety, depression, and functional/biological aging among cancer survivors

BP Streck, D Sass, R Brick, L Fisk… - JNCI cancer …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Evidence suggests a mind-body component to aging through which
psychological distress from anxiety and depression drives molecular changes that promote …

Association of mental health diagnosis with race and all‐cause mortality after a cancer diagnosis: Large‐scale analysis of electronic health record data

WC Chen, L Boreta, SE Braunstein, MW Rabow… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Disparity in mental health care among cancer patients remains understudied.
Methods A large, retrospective, single tertiary‐care institution cohort study was conducted …

Gender differences in the association between adverse childhood experiences and cancer

HE Alcalá, AJ Tomiyama, OS von Ehrenstein - Women's Health Issues, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to a variety of
diseases in adulthood, including cancer. However, current research has yet to determine if …

Emotional distress in cancer survivors from various ethnic backgrounds: Analysis of the multi‐ethnic HELIUS study

F Müller, LM Veen, H Galenkamp, HSL Jim… - Psycho …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Insight into emotional distress of cancer survivors from ethnic minority groups in
Europe is scarce. We aimed to compare distress levels of survivors from ethnic minorities to …

Distress trajectories in Black and White breast cancer survivors: from diagnosis to survivorship

AA Madison, J Peng, MR Shrout, ME Renna… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Black breast cancer survivors have greater morbidity and mortality than White
survivors. However, evidence comparing Black survivors' psychological symptoms with their …

Incremental health care costs of anxiety and depression among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer

K Birch, S Chung, SR Zion, JP MacEwan… - JCO Oncology …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Mental health comorbidities are commonplace among patients with cancer and
have been associated with adverse health outcomes and elevated health care costs. Given …

Intervening in the cancer care system: an analysis of equity-focused nurse navigation and patient-reported outcomes

I Griesemer, NC Gottfredson… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Nurse navigation can improve quality of cancer care and reduce racial
disparities in care outcomes. Addressing persistent structurally-rooted disparities requires …

Barriers to psychosocial services use for Latina versus non-Latina white breast cancer survivors

R Costas-Muñiz, O Garduño-Ortega… - American journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The aims of this study were to compare barriers to use of psychosocial services by
Latina versus non-Latina white women who had been diagnosed as having breast cancer …

A qualitative study of childhood cancer families' post‐treatment needs and the impact of a community‐based organization in a rural, socioeconomically disadvantaged …

SM Smith, A Teer, E Tolamatl Ariceaga… - Pediatric Blood & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Individual‐and population‐level socioeconomic disadvantages contribute to
unequal outcomes among childhood cancer survivors. Reducing health disparities requires …