Article
Oncology
Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, Janell Pisegna, Elizabeth Arthur, Emily Ridgway, Christian Stephens, Ashley E. Rosko
Summary: Older female cancer survivors have poor diet quality, high rates of overweight or obesity, and low levels of physical activity, impacting their health-related quality of life. Tailored health coaching focusing on lifestyle behaviors is needed to improve prognosis and HRQoL for this population.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Oncology
McKenzie K. Roddy, Raja M. Flores, Brian Burt, Hoda Badr
Summary: The study found that early-stage lung cancer survivors have stable psychological conditions, but many lack physical activity, while some family caregivers continue to smoke. Most survivors and caregivers are interested in home-based physical activity interventions, but have different preferences on the delivery format.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Oncology
So-Hyun Park
Summary: This study aimed to examine the level of adherence to American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines among Korean American breast cancer survivors. The findings indicate that there is modest adherence to the ACS guidelines, with the lowest score observed for alcohol consumption.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Cindy L. Carmack, Nathan H. Parker, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Laura Shely, George Baum, Ying Yuan, Sharon H. Giordano, Miguel Rodriguez-Bigas, Curtis Pettaway, Karen Basen-Engquist
Summary: The study demonstrates that a couples-based approach can effectively promote lifestyle changes among cancer survivors and their spouses, leading to significant improvements in physical activity, weight, and diet.
Article
Oncology
Kathleen Gali, Ester Orban, Ann-Kathrin Ozga, Annika Moehl, Sabine Behrens, Bernd Holleczek, Heiko Becher, Nadia Obi, Jenny Chang-Claude
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of lifestyle factors on survival in postmenopausal women with breast cancer and unaffected women. The results showed that adherence to World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research lifestyle recommendations was significantly associated with a decrease in overall mortality.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ronit Jakobovich, Elliot M. Berry, Asia Levita, Diane Levin-Zamir
Summary: Childhood obesity prevention is a critical public health challenge, and early adoption of healthy lifestyles is essential. A study conducted in Israeli kindergartens examined the impact of a teacher training program on promoting sensible eating, drinking water, and physical activity. The intervention program focused on knowledge/mathematical logical thinking and aimed to improve the quality of children's mid-morning snacks, water consumption, ability to express feelings after exercise, and adoption of healthy lifestyles at home.
Article
Oncology
Yohwan Yeo, Ji Won Lee, Dong Wook Shin, Hee Jo Baek, Nack-Gyun Chung, Ki Woong Sung, Yun-Mi Song
Summary: The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of physical activity (PA) and related factors in Korean childhood cancer survivors (CCS). The results showed that CCS were less physically active compared to controls, and sociodemographic factors such as sex, family income, caregiver PA, and obesity level were associated with PA behaviors of CCS.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Zhao-yan Liu, Chen Wang, Yao-jun Zhang, Hui-lian Zhu
Summary: In this study, the independent and joint associations of lifestyle and mental health with mortality in cancer survivors were evaluated. The results showed that adopting a healthy lifestyle and maintaining good mental health can improve the survival of cancer survivors. The combination of a higher healthy lifestyle score and better mental health was associated with the lowest mortality.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Ji-Su Kim, Yeji Seo
Summary: Lower relative handgrip strength is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly cancer survivors. Therefore, healthcare professionals should pay attention to and monitor handgrip strength to manage the risk of metabolic syndrome. Preventive and therapeutic programs focusing on improving handgrip strength should be developed to prevent the occurrence of metabolic syndrome.
Article
Oncology
Jingya Wang, Jie Zhao, Chenggang Zhang, Yuxin Zhang, Nan Jiang, Xiaomin Wei, Jiwei Wang, Jinming Yu
Summary: This study found that sexual satisfaction of cancer survivors is associated with comorbidity and lifestyle factors. The number and type of comorbidities are significantly related to sexual satisfaction, and lifestyle factors other than smoking are also correlated with sexual satisfaction, showing gender differences in these associations.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ngoc Minh Luu, Thi Tra Bui, Thi Phuong Thao Tran, Thi Huyen Trang Nguyen, Jin-Kyoung Oh
Summary: The study aimed to identify latent classes based on lifestyle behavior trajectories and investigate their association with cancer risk. The research found that only a small percentage of participants maintained a long-term healthy lifestyle, highlighting the importance of linking behavior combinations to cancer prevention.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jenny L. Olson, David E. Conroy, Scherezade K. Mama, Kathryn H. Schmitz
Summary: Healthy lifestyle behaviors can improve health-related quality of life in cancer survivors, but the majority of survivors do not exhibit healthy behavior patterns. Survivors in the class with sleep and diet problems, along with inconsistent physical activity, had poorer general and physical health-related quality of life. Those in the class with poor physical activity and diet had poorer general, physical, and mental health-related quality of life.
HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Elizabeth Halcomb, Christine Ashley, Rebekkah Middleton, Elizabeth Lucas, Karin Robinson, Sue Harvey, Karen Charlton, Susan McInnes
Summary: This study aimed to explore the perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of middle-aged Australians around their health, lifestyle risks and chronic disease. Findings revealed differences in perceptions of health among middle-aged individuals, with male participants being more ambivalent about their health. The impetus for change was mainly influenced by family history and health risk awareness.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Dalnim Cho, Seokhun Kim, Scherezade K. Mama, Maria C. Swartz, Yimin Geng, Qian Lu
Summary: This systematic review critically summarizes studies on physical activity (PA) and diet among racial/ethnic minority cancer survivors. The study identifies factors at multiple levels that influence PA and diet among these survivors, including individual, family/social support, provider/team, and organization/local community/policy environment. The findings suggest that factors related to PA and diet mainly focus on the individual level, and social-cognitive theories can guide the design of multilevel PA interventions for racial/ethnic minority survivors.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Stefania Cuzzubbo, Sara Mangsbo, Divya Nagarajan, Kinana Habra, Alan Graham Pockley, Stephanie E. B. McArdle
Summary: The discovery of tumor antigens has led to the development of cancer vaccines, but many antigens lack immunogenicity. Adjuvants are added to vaccine formulations to trigger immune responses. Aging can lead to immunosenescence and chronic inflammation.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Substance Abuse
Rui Fu, Anasua Kundu, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Tara Elton-Marshall, Wei Wang, Sean Hill, Susan J. Bondy, Hayley Hamilton, Peter Selby, Robert Schwartz, Michael Oliver Chaiton
Summary: This study aimed to identify and review the body of tobacco research literature that used machine learning (ML) in the analysis. The results revealed four main domains in which ML was applied, including ML-powered technology to assist smoking cessation, content analysis of tobacco on social media, smoker status classification from narrative clinical texts, and tobacco-related outcome prediction using various types of data. The implications of these studies and future directions for ML researchers in tobacco control were discussed.
Article
Substance Abuse
Dolly Baliunas, Peter Selby, Claire de Oliveira, Paul Kurdyak, Laura Rosella, Laurie Zawertailo, Longdi Fu, Rinku Sutradhar
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of smoking cessation treatment on subsequent healthcare service use in a general primary care patient population. The results showed that patients who accessed smoking cessation treatment had slightly higher rates of outpatient visits, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations over a 5-year follow-up period.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
David Wiljer, Walter Tavares, Rebecca Charow, Spencer Williams, Craig Campbell, Dave Davis, Tharshini Jeyakumar, Maria Mylopoulos, Allan Okrainec, Ivan Silver, Sanjeev Sockalingam
Summary: This study aims to explore how physicians perceive cultural factors that influence the use of clinical data for lifelong learning and self-initiated CPD activities. The findings suggest that building trust, taking a team-based approach, and receiving organizational support and advocacy can significantly improve data-driven learning.
JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Erik Loewen Friesen, Winnie Yu, Emmalin Buajitti, Peter Selby, Laura Rosella, Paul Kurdyak
Summary: This study analyzed the spatial distribution and regional determinants of alcohol-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in Ontario. The findings indicated that rates of alcohol-related health service use varied between subregions, with high rates clustering in Northern Ontario. Increasing rurality was associated with higher rates of alcohol-related visits and hospitalizations, but this association only held in Northern subregions. In contrast, increasing rurality was associated with lower rates of alcohol-related emergency department visits in Southern subregions.
JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Christopher W. Noel, Katrina Hueniken, David Forner, Geoffrey Liu, Lawson Eng, Ali Hosni, Ezra Hahn, Jonathan C. Irish, Ralph Gilbert, Christopher M. K. L. Yao, Eric Monteiro, Brian O'Sullivan, John Waldron, Shao Hui Huang, David P. Goldstein, John R. de Almeida
Summary: This study examines the association between socioeconomic status and survival in head and neck cancer patients using patient-level data. The results suggest that lower household income is associated with worse financial toxicity, health status, and disease-free survival among these patients.
JAMA OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Efthymios Papadopoulos, Andy Kin On Wong, Sharon Hiu Ching Law, Lindsey Ze Jing Zhang, Henriette Breunis, Urban Emmenegger, Shabbir M. H. Alibhai
Summary: This study comprehensively assessed sarcopenia in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer by using CT scans and measures of muscle function. The results showed that baseline sarcopenia predicts radiographic progression and overall mortality, and may also predict severe treatment toxicity and emergency room visits.
Article
Hematology
Aniket Bankar, Wing C. Chan, Ning Liu, Matthew Cheung, Shabbir Alibhai, Vikas Gupta
Summary: This population-based study found a high prevalence of frailty in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis, even in patients with younger age or minimal comorbidities. Frailty was independently associated with worse overall survival, regardless of age or comorbidities.
Article
Oncology
Christopher McChesney, Melanie Lynn Powis, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, Saidah Hack, Lyndon Morley, Monika K. Krzyzanowska
Summary: This study evaluated the experience of clinical staff with remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic at a large cancer center in Toronto, Canada. While most respondents wished to continue remote work, physicians and pharmacists were more likely to want to return on-site. Physicians reported higher levels of dissatisfaction and negative impact on efficiency from remote work, while nurses reported a need for additional resources and training. The most common barriers identified were the absence of fair processes for remote work allocation, poor integration of digital applications and connectivity, and poor role clarity.
JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE
(2023)
Letter
Oncology
Miguel Garcia-Pardo, Geoffrey Liu
JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Siow Ming Lee, Christian Schulz, Kumar Prabhash, Dariusz Kowalski, Aleksandra Szczesna, Baohui Han, Achim Rittmeyer, Toby Talbot, David Vicente, Raffaele Califano, Diego Cortinovis, Anh Tuan Le, Dingzhi Huang, Geoffrey Liu, Federico Cappuzzo, Jessica Reyes Contreras, Martin Reck, Ramon Palmero, Milena Perez Mak, Youyou Hu, Stefanie Morris, Elen Hoeglander, Mary Connors, Alice M. Biggane, Hans Kristian Vollan, Solange Peters
Summary: First-line atezolizumab monotherapy is more effective and safer than single-agent chemotherapy for patients with NSCLC who are ineligible for platinum-based chemotherapy.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Myriam Brossard, Andrew D. Paterson, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, Radu Craiu, Shelley B. Bull
Summary: When analyzing the genetic association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with time-to-event traits, joint model analysis of time-to-event and longitudinal traits proves to be effective in identifying direct and/or indirect genetic associations. In this study, a joint model integrating a multivariate linear mixed model and a frailty Cox survival model was presented, allowing for the inclusion of trajectories of multiple longitudinal traits and subject-specific frailty. Through simulation and data analysis, it was demonstrated that joint modeling improved estimation bias and classification accuracy compared to traditional methods. The findings highlight the importance of joint analysis in understanding the complex architecture of traits.
Article
Substance Abuse
Helena Zhang, Emily Gilbert, Sarwar Hussain, Scott Veldhuizen, Bernard Le Foll, Peter Selby, Laurie Zawertailo
Summary: This study aims to evaluate whether the presence of depressive symptoms affects the effectiveness of bupropion and varenicline in smoking cessation. The results show that individuals with depressive symptoms at baseline are less likely to quit smoking successfully. Therefore, it is important to assess patients for depressive symptoms when planning to quit smoking in order to determine the appropriate treatment approach.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Melody Zhang, Jillian Scandiffio, Sarah Younus, Tharshini Jeyakumar, Inaara Karsan, Rebecca Charow, Mohammad Salhia, David Wiljer
Summary: This study explores the needs of mental health professionals in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and provides recommendations based on the findings. It identifies a gap in the adoption of AI among mental health professionals and suggests the need for educational initiatives and organizational changes to promote AI adoption.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
William Dale, Heidi D. Klepin, Grant R. Williams, Shabbir M. H. Alibhai, Cristiane Bergerot, Karlynn Brintzenhofeszoc, Judith O. Hopkins, Minaxi P. Jhawer, Vani Katheria, Kah Poh Loh, Lisa M. Lowenstein, June M. Mckoy, Vanita Noronha, Tanyanika Phillips, Ashley E. Rosko, Tracy Ruegg, Melody K. Schiaffino, John F. Simmons, Ishwaria Subbiah, William P. Tew, Tracy L. Webb, Mary Whitehead, Mark R. Somerfield, Supriya G. Mohile
Summary: The purpose of this article is to update the ASCO guideline on the practical assessment and management of age-associated vulnerabilities in older patients undergoing systemic cancer therapy. The panel recommends the use of geriatric assessments to identify vulnerabilities or impairments in older adults with cancer and to guide their care plan. The Practical Geriatric Assessment is one option for this purpose.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Dolly Baliunas, Sabrina Voci, Claire de Oliveira, Peter Selby, Paul Kurdyak, Laura Rosella, Laurie Zawertailo, Longdi Fu, Rinku Sutradhar
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between smoking cessation treatment and healthcare costs. The results showed that healthcare costs were higher for females during the treatment phase, while males had persistently higher healthcare costs during and after the treatment. These findings underscore the importance of further exploring the relationship between smoking cessation treatment engagement and healthcare costs.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)