Publications by authors named "Krista Ocier"
Objective: Current studies have indicated that diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent in patients with cancer, but there is little research on consequences on the well-being of patients during cancer treatment. This analysis evaluates the relationship between DM and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in patients with cancer, using a large and well-characterized cohort.
Methods: This study utilized the Total Cancer Care protocol at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Importance: While brain cancer is rare, it has a very poor prognosis and few established risk factors. To date, epidemiologic work examining the potential association of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the subsequent risk of brain cancer is conflicting. Further data may be useful.
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- * Findings reveal that cancer treatment has a significant role in contributing to heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic kidney disease, accounting for 11% to 14.1% of these conditions.
- * The research highlights that baseline health issues, such as high BMI and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), have substantial impacts on the risk of developing various diseases, suggesting that pre-existing health factors are crucial for aging-related disease risks in B-NHL survivors.
Background: Long-term mental health outcomes were characterized in patients who were diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), and risk factors for the development of mental health disorders were identified.
Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with HL between 1997 and 2014 were identified in the Utah Cancer Registry. Each patient was matched with up to five individuals from a general population cohort identified within the Utah Population Database, a unique source of linked records that includes patient and demographic data.
Age-Related Disease Risks in Younger versus Older B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivors.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
December 2021
Background: Younger cancer survivors may develop age-related diseases due to the cancer treatment that they undergo. The aim of this population-based study is to estimate incidence of age-related diseases besides cardiovascular disease among younger versus older B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) survivors compared with their respective general population cohorts.
Methods: Survivors of B-NHL were diagnosed between 1997 and 2015 from the Utah Cancer Registry.
Introduction: Young cancer survivors may be at increased risk of early-onset chronic health conditions. The aim of this population-based study is to estimate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among younger versus older B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) survivors compared with their respective general population cohorts.
Methods: B-NHL survivors diagnosed from 1997 to 2015 in the Utah Cancer Registry were matched with up to five cancer-free individuals on birth year, sex, and birth state, using the statewide Utah Population Database.