Psychosocial Oncology Research abstracts June 2, 2011
Jan Matthews
Selected research journal articles * CPOP Online * June 5, 2011
This bulletin is part of a pilot project for CPOP, the Canadian Psychosocial Oncology Partners (www.cpoponline.ca). Entries will be sorted into their respective news categories and posted online soon. Send your suggestions, ideas or comments to CPOP editor Jan Matthews at cp...@dal.ca.
ENVIRONMENT
> Motor vehicle exposure and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma
European Journal of Cancer, published online 16 May 2011
http://www.ejcancer.info/article/S0959-8049%2811%2900266-8/abstract
Excerpt: This large, population based case–control study does not support the
hypothesis that frequent contact with motor vehicles has contributed to the
increasing incidence or the male predominance of oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
> Prostate Cancer and Ambient Pesticide Exposure in Agriculturally Intensive
Areas in California
Am. J. Epidemiol. (2011) 173 (11): 1280-1288
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/173/11/1280.abstract?etoc
EXERCISE
> Physical activity is associated with clinically
important differences in health-related quality of life among rural and small-town
breast cancer survivors
Jeff K. Vallance, Celeste M. Lavallee, Nicole S. Culos-Reed and Marc G. Trudeau
Supportive Care in Cancer, Online 14 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p526109m82825422/
> UW WELL-FIT: the impact of supervised exercise programs on physical
capacity and quality of life in individuals receiving treatment for cancer
Madeleine Noble, Caryl Russell, Lori Kraemer and Michael Sharratt
Supportive Care in Cancer, Online 11 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j557521j833gwv42/
INTERVENTIONS
> The impact of short-term psycho-oncological interventions on the
psychological outcome of cancer patients of a surgical-oncology department – A
randomised controlled study
European Journal of Cancer, published online 26 May 2011.
http://www.ejcancer.info/article/S0959-8049%2811%2900310-8/abstract
Excerpt: Our findings showed a significant reduction of anxiety and depression
in the high-risk patients who had undergone psycho-oncological intervention at
the end of inpatient care and even a year after discharge from the hospital.
> Psychiatric treatment in men with prostate cancer – Results from a
Nation-wide, population-based cohort study from PCBaSe Sweden
European Journal of Cancer. published online 26 May 2011.
http://www.ejcancer.info/article/S0959-8049%2811%2900287-5/abstract
Excerpt: Men diagnosed with prostate cancer had increased risk of psychiatric
treatment for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and use of
antidepressants regardless of risk group and treatment strategy compared to
age-matched controls, whilst more advanced prostate cancer was associated with
severe anxiety disorders.
LIFESTYLE
> Mothers’ pre-pregnancy BMI and weight gain during
pregnancy and risk of breast cancer in daughters
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Online 19 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/x0x242mrl4245850/
> Multivitamin use and breast cancer outcomes in women with early-stage
breast cancer: the Life After Cancer Epidemiology study
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Online 11 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/502j8u2225226283/
PSYCHOLOGY
> Caregiving styles and attachment orientations in couples facing advanced
cancer
Psycho-Oncology; Article first published online: 5 MAY 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.1988/abstract
Excerpt: Insecure attachment orientations and resulting couple interaction
patterns of ‘demand-withdrawal’ and ‘avoidance-pursuit’ are potential sources
of distress that may benefit from exploration in psychotherapeutic
interventions for couples facing advanced cancer.
> How does patient-clinician information engagement
influence self-reported cancer-related problems? : Findings from a longitudinal
analysis (pages 2569–2576)
Cancer, Volume 117, Issue 11, pages 2569–2576, 1 June 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.25804/abstract
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
> Effects of Poverty and Race on Outcomes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34(3):297-304, June 2011.
> Native American ancestry linked to greater risk of
disease recurrence in young leukemia patients (page 2356)
Article first published online: 19 MAY 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.26210/abstract
SURVIVORSHIP
> Survivor identity after colorectal cancer: antecedents, prevalence and
outcomes
Psycho-Oncology; Article first published online: 24 MAY 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.1991/abstract
Excerpt: For patients with colorectal cancer, the cancer survivor identity is
common but not universal 5 years after diagnosis; and may evolve from looking for
benefit after cancer through personal growth. People who adopt a cancer
survivor identity report more positive adjustment outcomes after cancer and
this has implications for the design of clinical and community support
interventions.
> Sleep duration change across breast cancer survivorship: associations with
symptoms and health-related quality of life
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Online 12 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p01302q13jt21267/
> The association of reproductive factors and breastfeeding with long term
survival from breast cancer
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Online 7 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/r32142mnm337101x/
> Correlates of fear of cancer recurrence in women with ductal carcinoma in
situ and early invasive breast cancer
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Online 7 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/922x83wn5h102536/
> Presentation, patterns of care, and survival in patients with brain
metastases : What has changed in the last 20 years?
Cancer, 1 June 2011, Volume 117, Issue 11
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.25707/abstract
> Fatigue, vitality, sleep, and neurocognitive functioning in adult
survivors of childhood cancer : A report from the childhood cancer survivor
study
Cancer, Volume 117, Issue 11, pages 2559–2568, 1 June 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.25797/abstract
> The Patient Reported Outcomes Following Initial treatment and Long term
Evaluation of Survivorship registry: Scope, rationale and design of an
infrastructure for the study of physical and psychosocial outcomes in cancer
survivorship cohorts
European Journal of Cancer – in press - 30 May 2011
http:/www.ejcancer.info/article/S0959-8049%2811%2900313-3/abstract
PALLIATIVE CARE
> What is a ‘secure base’ when death is approaching? A study applying
attachment theory to adult patients' and family members' experiences of
palliative home care
Psycho-Oncology; Article first published online: 6 MAY 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.1982/abstract
> Quantity, Design, and Scope of the Palliative Oncology Literature
The Oncologist, May 2011 vol. 16 no. 5 694-703
http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/16/5/694
> Suffering and euthanasia: a qualitative study of dying cancer patients’
perspectives
Marit Karlsson, Anna Milberg and Peter Strang
Supportive Care in Cancer - Online 14 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/e616135204573k76/
WORK & FINANCES
> Absenteeism and short-term disability associated with breast cancer
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Online 12 May 2011
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p01302q13jt21267/