Congratulations to Efren Flores, MD, on his Career Development (K) Award! The funded project aims to assess feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a digitally-delivered educational video to increase interest and scheduling of lung cancer screening among Hispanic patients. Full description: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-specific mortality in Read more…
Congratulations to HPRIR Faculty, Dr. Daniel Hall, Ph.D., Dr. Elyse Park, Ph.D., MPH., Dr. Amy Comander, M.D., and former HPRIR Clinical Research Coordinators, Helen Mizrach, Brooke Juhel, Raissa Li, and Alexandros Markowitz on the publication of their paper “Treatment-related changes in insomnia, anticipatory pleasure, and depression symptoms: a proof-of-concept study Read more…
Congratulations to HPRIR Core Faculty member, Daniel Hall, PhD, and team on the publication of their paper, “Validation of the Lee-Jones Theoretical Model of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Breast Cancer Survivors using a Structual Equation Modelling Approach,” in the journal of Psycho-Oncology! Abstract available to be read here. Citation: Read more…
Congratulations to HPRIR CRC Reid Anctil on his poster’s 2nd place win in the Clinical Research Category! Anctil’s poster, titled, “Exploring the relationships of resilience and depression with physical symptom bother among older adults,” was presented at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Network Forum Poster Sessions.
On 11/17, HPRIR faculty member Lucy Finkelstein-Fox and CRCs Autumn Rasmussen and Cayley Bliss presented at the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer Meeting, held at Yale University. Their poster presented findings from the MGH Mind Body Resiliency Groups for cancer survivors, indicating that more targeted interentions for Read more…
Congratulations to Angela Wangari Walter, PhD, MPH, and team on the publication of their article in the American Journal of Public Health! “Have you stopped to reflect on how the pandemic has impacted you? In February 2022, staff and peer leaders from 12 demonstration sites funded by the Minority HIV/AIDS Read more…
HPRIR Director, Elyse Park, PhD, speaks with Oncology Tube about the ASCO ’22 abstract, “A health insurance navigation intervention tool (HINT) for survivors of childhood cancer: randomized pilot trial results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.” Summary: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) will look into the long-term impact of Read more…
“Exploring the Experiences and Outcomes from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Intervention Among Cancer Survivors” will be presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference this November. HPRIR intern Raissa Li led the abstract under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Hall. Congratulations to Raissa and team! Full citation: Read more…
Congratulations to HPRIR Executive Team member, Daniel Hall, Ph.D., and teams on the publications of two papers in The Journal of Behavioral Medicine and in AIDs and Behavior! Hall, et al., “A spotlight on avoidance coping to manage fear of recurrence among breast cancer survivors in an eHealth intervention” now Read more…
The Smokefree Support Study 2.0 study protocol paper, “Study protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial testing virtual tobacco treatment in oncology practices,” is now available to read online at BMC Public Health! Persistent smoking among patients diagnosed with cancer is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, yet an evidence-based Read more…