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Katherine Collins
Researcher at University of Iowa
Publications - 2
Citations - 664
Katherine Collins is an academic researcher from University of Iowa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quality of life & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 546 citations.
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Paraneoplastic Thrombocytosis in Ovarian Cancer
Rebecca L. Stone,Alpa M. Nick,Iain A. McNeish,Frances R. Balkwill,Hee Dong Han,Justin Bottsford-Miller,Rajesha Rupaimoole,Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena,Chad V. Pecot,Jermaine Coward,Michael T. Deavers,Hernan G. Vasquez,Diana L. Urbauer,Charles N. Landen,Wei Hu,Hannah Gershenson,Koji Matsuo,Mian M.K. Shahzad,Erin R. King,Ibrahim Tekedereli,Bulent Ozpolat,Edward H. Ahn,Virginia K. Bond,Rui Wang,Angela F. Drew,Francisca C. Gushiken,Donald M. Lamkin,Katherine Collins,Koen DeGeest,Susan K. Lutgendorf,Wah Chiu,Gabriel Lopez-Berestein,Vahid Afshar-Kharghan,Anil K. Sood +33 more
TL;DR: Findings support the existence of a paracrine circuit wherein increased production of thrombopoietic cytokines in tumor and host tissue leads to paraneoplasticThrombocytosis, which fuels tumor growth.
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Non-cancer life stressors contribute to impaired quality of life in ovarian cancer patients
Susan K. Lutgendorf,George M. Slavich,K. DeGeest,Michael J. Goodheart,David Bender,Premal H. Thaker,Frank J. Penedo,Bridget Zimmerman,Joseph A. Lucci,Luis Mendez,Katherine Collins,Anil K. Sood +11 more
TL;DR: Non-cancer life stressors can substantially impact long-term QOL of ovarian cancer patients, adjusting for medical variables such as chemotherapy and cancer stage, thus highlighting the importance of evaluating the stress burden of patients in ongoing cancer care.