2022
Social Support, social ties, and cognitive function of women with breast cancer: findings from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity After Cancer (LILAC) Study
Yang Y, McLaughlin E, Naughton M, Lustberg M, Nolan T, Kroenke C, Weitlauf J, Saquib N, Shadyab A, Follis S, Pan K, Paskett E. Social Support, social ties, and cognitive function of women with breast cancer: findings from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity After Cancer (LILAC) Study. Supportive Care In Cancer 2022, 31: 48. PMID: 36525119, PMCID: PMC9758078, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07505-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health Initiative (WHI) LifeBreast cancerMedian cognitive scoresCognitive functionCognitive scoresBreast cancer stage IMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveySocial supportCognitive functioningCancer stage IHigher social support scoresSocial Support SurveyMultivariable quantile regressionHigher cognitive functioningNon-Hispanic whitesSelf-reported cognitive functioningSocial support scoresMajority of participantsBaseline questionnaireCancer cohortHigh riskMethodsThe studyKruskal-Wallis testStage IHigh social support
2016
Breast cancer and social environment: getting by with a little help from our friends
Hinzey A, Gaudier-Diaz M, Lustberg M, DeVries A. Breast cancer and social environment: getting by with a little help from our friends. Breast Cancer Research 2016, 18: 54. PMID: 27225892, PMCID: PMC4881170, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-016-0700-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor growthBreast cancerBreast cancer survivorsBreast cancer patientsIdentification of patientsCancer-related mortalityMammary tumor growthBreast cancer progressionBasic science literatureInadequate social supportTherapeutic complementCancer survivorsPoor outcomeCancer patientsTumor progressionProtective pathwaysContemporary treatmentDetrimental pathwaysCancer progressionTargeted disruptionUnderlying physiological mechanismsSocial isolationPatientsCancerSocial support