Publications by authors named "I F Gareen"
Context: Approximately 11% of cancer survivors smoke postdiagnosis.
Objectives: Understanding the relationship between smoking and perceived cancer-related symptoms may inform tobacco treatment interventions for this population.
Methods: From 2017 to 2021, 740 adults in 9 ECOG-ACRIN trials provided baseline data.
Introduction: Smoking cessation is important for men and women diagnosed with cancer. Oncology clinicians should encourage all patients to quit and offer resources to help them do so, following the 5As framework (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange follow-up).
Method: This study tests gender differences in self-reported receipt of the 5As by an oncology provider among 306 recently-diagnosed male and female cancer patients.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores how financial stress changes over time for patients with early-stage colorectal cancer, indicating that their financial situation is dynamic.
- Conducted between May 2018 and July 2020, the research involved English-speaking adults newly diagnosed with stages I to III colorectal cancer and tracked their financial hardship through surveys at different intervals over 24 months.
- Results showed a decrease in material hardship from 57.6% to 35.0% over the study period, while cost-related care nonadherence remained stable; factors such as lower financial worry, higher education, and older age were linked to less nonadherence.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the link between a specific patient-reported outcome (the GP5 assessment from a cancer therapy scale) and early treatment discontinuation due to side effects in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
- - Conducted between February and April 2023, the research analyzed responses from participants in the ECOG-ACRIN E1A11 trial, focusing on treatment regimens involving bortezomib and carfilzomib, with assessments taken at various intervals during treatment.
- - Results from logistic regression will highlight whether higher reported bother from adverse events correlates with a higher likelihood of discontinuing treatment early, adjusting for factors like treatment type, patient demographics, and disease stage.
Importance: The longitudinal experience of patients is critical to the development of interventions to identify and reduce financial hardship.
Objective: To evaluate financial hardship over 12 months in patients with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative-intent therapy.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This prospective, longitudinal cohort study was conducted between May 2018 and July 2020, with time points over 12 months.