Publications by authors named "Ramona Jayasena"

Chemoprevention with the anti-estrogens, tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibitors, reduce breast cancer incidence in high-risk women; however, uptake has been poor (<5%) in the prevention setting. We assessed use of anti-estrogens for breast cancer prevention, among high-risk women seen at an academic breast center, to observe how uptake rates compare in this setting. We collected data on demographics, breast cancer risk factors, and health behaviors via self-administered questionnaires and medical chart abstraction.

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In 2006, the IOM released a report citing the importance of "survivorship plans" to improve quality of life and care coordination for cancer survivors, but little has been done to evaluate their efficacy. Women with early-stage breast cancer were randomized within 6 weeks of completing adjuvant therapy to a survivorship intervention group (SI) or control group (CG). All subjects were given the NCI publication, "Facing Forward: Life after Cancer Treatment.

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