Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors (eBook)

Patricia A. Ganz, MD, currently holds an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professorship, and is Professor in the UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health. For over 30 years, Dr. Ganz has been doing systematic research on the health-related quality of life impact of cancer and its treatment. Through her research she has contributed to the understanding of how women adjust to the diagnosis of breast cancer, including its effects on their physical, emotional, social, and sexual well-being. Her current research focuses on understanding the biological mechanisms associated with the development of post-treatment fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, along with the development and testing of interventions to mitigate these symptoms in breast cancer patients and survivors.  Dr. Ganz is a founding member of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), and was previously awarded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Jill Rose Award and the Susan G. Komen Professor of Survivorship. Dr. Ganz is the first recipient of the ASCO Professorship in Breast Cancer Comparative Effectiveness Research. Dr. Ganz serves as Deputy Editor for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Associate Editor of CA-A Journal for Clinicians. She has also been actively involved in measurement of quality of life endpoints in clinical trials, with leadership roles in the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), and now NRG Oncology. She has published over 390 scientific papers, countless book chapters, and she has also edited two books with Springer. She has received over 22,800 citations in her career.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Breast Cancer Survivorship Research- Where are we today? (P.A. Ganz and P.J.Goodwin).Chapter 2: Special Issues in Younger Women with Breast Cancer(P.A. Ganz, J.E. Bower, A. Stanton).Chapter 3: Special Issues in Older Women with Breast Cancer (A. Hurria and H. Muss).Chapter 4: Breast Cancer among Special Populations: Disparities in Care Across the Cancer Control Continuum (E. Paskett).Chapter 5: Symptoms:Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction (J.E.Bower and P.A. Ganz).Chapter 6: Symptoms: Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (B. Schneider, D. Hershman, C. Loprinzi).Chapter 7: Symptoms: Aromatase Inhibitor Induced Arthralgias (D.Hershman, C. Loprinzi, B. Schneider).Chapter 8: Symptoms: Lymphedema (E. Paskett)Chapter 9: Symptoms: Menopause, Infertility and Sexual Health (D. Barton and P.A. Ganz).Chapter 10: Host factors and risk of breast cancer recurrence: Genetic, epigenetic and biologic factors and breast cancer outcomes (C. Ambrosone, Chi-Chen Hong, P. J. Goodwin).Chapter 11: Comorbidities and their Management:  Potential Impact on Breast Cancer Outcomes (Chi-Chen Hong, C. Ambrosone, P.J. Goodwin)Chapter 12: Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Breast Cancer Outcomes:Current Controversies and Research Recommendations (P.J.Goodwin, C. Ambrosone, C.H. Hong)Chapter 13: Risk reduction from Weight management and physical activity interventions (M. Irwin, C. Fabian, A. McTiernan).Chapter 14: Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors (C. Fabian)Chapter 15: Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Survivors (A. Stanton and J.E. Bower)Chapter 16: Living with metastatic breast cancer (P.A. Ganz, A. Stanton).Chapter 17: Quality of care, including survivorship care plans (D. Hershman, P.A. Ganz)