2024
Helping ourselves, helping others: the Young Women’s Breast Cancer Study (YWS) – a multisite prospective cohort study to advance the understanding of breast cancer diagnosed in women aged 40 years and younger
Rosenberg S, Zheng Y, Ruddy K, Poorvu P, Snow C, Kirkner G, Meyer M, Tamimi R, Schapira L, Peppercorn J, Come S, Borges V, Warner E, Gelber S, Collins L, Winer E, Partridge A. Helping ourselves, helping others: the Young Women’s Breast Cancer Study (YWS) – a multisite prospective cohort study to advance the understanding of breast cancer diagnosed in women aged 40 years and younger. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e081157. PMID: 38951008, PMCID: PMC11218027, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung Women's Breast Cancer StudyMultisite prospective cohort studyBreast Cancer StudyProspective cohort studyStage 0-IV breast cancerBreast cancerCohort studyOlder womenDied of breast cancerFear of recurrencePatient-reported outcome dataYoung womenCancer studiesClinical data abstractionPost-traumatic stressQuality of lifeImprove careFollow-upPsychosocial outcomesYoung survivorsCommunity sitesBiospecimen collectionUnderstudied populationData abstractionOutcome data
2013
Choosing mastectomy over lumpectomy: Factors associated with surgical decisions in young women with breast cancer.
Rosenberg S, Sepucha K, Ruddy K, Tamimi R, Gelber S, Meyer M, Schapira L, Come S, Borges V, Winer E, Partridge A. Choosing mastectomy over lumpectomy: Factors associated with surgical decisions in young women with breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 6507-6507. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.6507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerYoung womenSurgical decisionStage IMulti-center cohort studyEstrogen receptor-positive tumorsReceptor-positive tumorsFinal multivariable modelFear of recurrenceDefinitive surgeryNodal involvementCohort studyMedian ageBilateral mastectomyER statusMultivariable analysisLower BMIPositive tumorsTumor sizeSurgical choiceOvarian cancerTumor gradeMultivariable modelMastectomyAge 40
2007
Genetic testing in young women with breast cancer: Results from a web-based survey
Shin J, Gelber S, Garber J, Rosenberg R, Przypyszny M, Winer E, Partridge A. Genetic testing in young women with breast cancer: Results from a web-based survey. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 21093-21093. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.21093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerOvarian cancerFamily historyGenetic testingYoung womenWeb-based surveyYoung breast cancer survivorsTime of diagnosisBreast cancer survivorsHigh-risk populationMajority of womenFear of recurrenceQuality of lifeCross-sectional surveyLarge web-based surveyBreast cancer diagnosisCancer survivorsBRCA1/2 mutationsAge 40Baseline anxietyNumber of childrenFertility issuesCancerMultivariate modelSignificant financial relationshipLong‐term psychosocial adjustment of older vs younger survivors of breast and endometrial cancer
Kornblith AB, Powell M, Regan MM, Bennett S, Krasner C, Moy B, Younger J, Goodman A, Berkowitz R, Winer E. Long‐term psychosocial adjustment of older vs younger survivors of breast and endometrial cancer. Psycho-Oncology 2007, 16: 895-903. PMID: 17245695, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial adjustmentLong-term psychosocial adjustmentWorse adaptationBattery of measuresCancer survivorsFear of recurrenceOlder survivorsYoung survivorsYoung cancer survivorsCancer-related problemsEndometrial cancer survivorsBetter adjustmentDepression ScaleSexual problemsHospital AnxietyLong-term survivorsTreatment completionPhysical functioningOlder breastSurvivorsEndometrial cancerStudy entryAdjustmentMost differencesAnxiety