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Karen Basen-Engquist
Researcher at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Publications - 251
Citations - 8998
Karen Basen-Engquist is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 215 publications receiving 7713 citations.
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Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) study
TL;DR: Whether PA levels after diagnosis declined from prediagnosis levels and whether any changes in PA varied by disease stage, adjuvant treatment, patient age, or body mass index (BMI) in 812 patients with incident breast carcinoma is investigated.
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Bevacizumab and paclitaxel–carboplatin chemotherapy and secondary cytoreduction in recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer (NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study GOG-0213): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial
Robert L. Coleman,Mark F. Brady,Thomas J. Herzog,Paul Sabbatini,Deborah K. Armstrong,Joan L. Walker,Byoung-Gie Kim,Keiichi Fujiwara,Krishnansu S. Tewari,David M. O'Malley,Susan A. Davidson,Stephen C. Rubin,Paul DiSilvestro,Karen Basen-Engquist,Helen Q. Huang,John K. Chan,Nick M. Spirtos,Raheela Ashfaq,Robert S. Mannel +18 more
TL;DR: The roles of secondary surgical cytoreduction and bevacizumab in this population of women with ovarian cancer with recurrent measurable or evaluable epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer, and a clinical complete response to primary platinum-based chemotherapy were explored.
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Obesity and cancer risk: recent review and evidence.
TL;DR: The goal of this review is to provide an update of recent research, with a focus on epidemiologic studies on the link between obesity and cancer, and to briefly review hypothesized mechanisms underlying the relationship between Obesity and cancer.
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Depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.
Diane Bodurka-Bevers,Karen Basen-Engquist,Cindy L. Carmack,Mary A. Fitzgerald,Judith K. Wolf,Carl de Moor,David M. Gershenson +6 more
TL;DR: Clinically significant depression and anxiety may be more prevalent in patients with EOC than previously reported and future studies of screening for and treating psychological distress are being designed to improve QOL in these women.
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Short-Term and Long-Term Psychosocial Adjustment and Quality of Life in Women Undergoing Different Surgical Procedures for Breast Cancer
Patricia A. Parker,Adel Youssef,Susan E. Walker,Karen Basen-Engquist,Lorenzo Cohen,Ellen R. Gritz,Qi X. Wei,Geoffrey L. Robb +7 more
TL;DR: Overall, the general patterns of psychosocial adjustment and QOL are similar among the three surgery groups and the level for most variables returned to baseline levels or higher.