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Grant Number: 5R01CA072457-05 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator: Bovbjerg, Dana
Organization: Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Project Title: Familial Cancer Risk-Stress Induced Consequences
Fiscal Year: 2000
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Publications

The rate of urinary cortisol excretion at work is persistently elevated in women at familial risk for breast cancer.
Authors: James GD, Gastrich HJ, Valdimarsdottir HB, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Am J Hum Biol, 2008 Jul-Aug;20(4), p. 478-80.
PMID: 18257060
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Analysis of Variance Hydrocortisone Humans
Breast Neoplasms Pilot Projects Workplace
New York City Risk Factors Adult
Stress, Psychological Middle Aged Biological Markers
Female

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Higher levels of central adiposity in healthy premenopausal women with family histories of premenopausal breast cancer.
Authors: Dettenborn L, James GD, Britton JA, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Am J Hum Biol, 2008 May-Jun;20(3), p. 355-8.
PMID: 18161037
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NCI NIH HHS - K07 CA93447

MeSH Terms:
Skinfold Thickness Premenopause Adiposity
Humans Health Status Breast Neoplasms
Body Mass Index Medical History Taking New York
Waist-Hip Ratio Logistic Models Risk Factors
Adult Family Middle Aged
Female Body Size

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Poor sleep the night before an experimental stressor predicts reduced NK cell mobilization and slowed recovery in healthy women.
Authors: Wright CE, Erblich J, Valdimarsdottir HB, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Brain Behav Immun, 2007 Mar;21(3), p. 358-63.
EPub date: 2006 Oct 6.
PMID: 17029702
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NCRR NIH HHS - M01-RR-00071

MeSH Terms:
Reference Values Sleep Pattern Recognition, Visual
Killer Cells, Natural Humans Stress, Psychological
Adult Sleep Deprivation Female

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Poor sleep the night before an experimental stress task is associated with reduced cortisol reactivity in healthy women.
Authors: Wright CE, Valdimarsdottir HB, Erblich J, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Biol Psychol, 2007 Mar;74(3), p. 319-27.
EPub date: 2006 Oct 2.
PMID: 17011693
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Reference Values Conflict (Psychology) Reading
Hydrocortisone Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System Arousal
Humans Sleep Deprivation Semantics
Pituitary-Adrenal System Discrimination (Psychology) Stress, Psychological
Adult Color Perception Middle Aged
Saliva Neuropsychological Tests Attention
Female

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Breast cancer-specific intrusions are associated with increased cortisol responses to daily life stressors in healthy women without personal or family histories of breast cancer.
Authors: Dettenborn L, James GD, Valdimarsdottir HB, Montgomery GH, Bovbjerg DH
Source: J Behav Med, 2006 Oct;29(5), p. 477-85.
EPub date: 2006 Aug 30.
PMID: 16944305
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NCI NIH HHS - CA105222

MeSH Terms:
Culture Hydrocortisone Thinking
Arousal Fear Humans
Breast Neoplasms Personality Inventory Risk Assessment
Stress, Psychological Adult Middle Aged
Attention Female Social Environment

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Health locus of control and perceived risk for breast cancer in healthy women.
Authors: Rowe JL, Montgomery GH, Duberstein PR, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Behav Med, 2005 Spring;31(1), p. 33-40.
PMID: 16078524
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NIMH NIH HHS - T32MH20061

MeSH Terms:
Risk Mass Screening Internal-External Control
Attitude to Health Patient Acceptance of Health Care Humans
Adult Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Breast Neoplasms
Middle Aged Female

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Acculturation and its relationship to smoking and breast self-examination frequency in African American women.
Authors: Guevarra JS, Kwate NO, Tang TS, Valdimarsdottir HB, Freeman HP, Bovbjerg DH
Source: J Behav Med, 2005 Apr;28(2), p. 191-9.
PMID: 15957574
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457 NCI NIH HHS - R25CA81137 NIMH NIH HHS - 5732 MHI5742

MeSH Terms:
Smoking Questionnaires Acculturation
Breast Self-Examination Humans Adult
Breast Neoplasms Aged African Americans
Periodicity Middle Aged Psychometrics

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Heightened cortisol responses to daily stress in working women at familial risk for breast cancer.
Authors: Dettenborn L, James GD, van Berge-Landry H, Valdimarsdottir HB, Montgomery GH, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Biol Psychol, 2005 May;69(2), p. 167-79.
PMID: 15804544
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Hydrocortisone Risk Factors Humans
Stress, Psychological Adult Breast Neoplasms
Periodicity Middle Aged Employment
Female

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Development and validation of a Breast Cancer Genetic Counseling Knowledge Questionnaire.
Authors: Erblich J, Brown K, Kim Y, Valdimarsdottir HB, Livingston BE, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Patient Educ Couns, 2005 Feb;56(2), p. 182-91.
PMID: 15653247
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Analysis of Variance Questionnaires Attitude to Health
Humans Women Breast Neoplasms
Psychometrics Genetic Counseling Oncologic Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital Genetic Testing Factor Analysis, Statistical
Personnel, Hospital Logistic Models Risk Factors
Curriculum Adult Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Middle Aged Educational Measurement Female

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Psychological distress among healthy women with family histories of breast cancer: effects of recent life events.
Authors: Kim Y, Duhamel KN, Valdimarsdottir HB, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Psychooncology, 2005 Jul;14(7), p. 555-63.
PMID: 15543540
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Pedigree Models, Psychological Life Change Events
Risk Factors Humans Stress, Psychological
Adult Breast Neoplasms Aged
Middle Aged Female Cognition

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Social constraints and distress among women at familial risk for breast cancer.
Authors: Schnur JB, Valdimarsdottir HB, Montgomery GH, Nevid JS, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Ann Behav Med, 2004 Oct;28(2), p. 142-8.
PMID: 15454362
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NCI NIH HHS - CA81137 NCI NIH HHS - CA87021

MeSH Terms:
Risk Factors Humans Stress, Psychological
Interpersonal Relations Adult Breast Neoplasms
Social Support Middle Aged Affect
Social Isolation Genetic Predisposition to Disease Female

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Urinary catecholamine levels in daily life are elevated in women at familial risk of breast cancer.
Authors: James GD, Berge-Landry Hv Hv, Valdimarsdottir HB, Montgomery GH, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2004 Aug;29(7), p. 831-8.
PMID: 15177698
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NCRR NIH HHS - M01RR00047

MeSH Terms:
Analysis of Variance Attitude to Health Humans
Breast Neoplasms Body Mass Index Employment
Life Style Leisure Activities Sleep
Risk Factors Stress, Psychological Norepinephrine
Adult Middle Aged Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Epinephrine Female

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Family and friends with disease: their impact on perceived risk.
Authors: Montgomery GH, Erblich J, DiLorenzo T, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Prev Med, 2003 Sep;37(3), p. 242-9.
PMID: 12914830
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NCI NIH HHS - CA87021

MeSH Terms:
Regression Analysis Heart Diseases Questionnaires
Attitude to Health Humans Breast Neoplasms
Friends Perception Risk Factors
Adult Colonic Neoplasms Family Health
Prostatic Neoplasms Female Male

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Family histories of breast cancer, coping styles, and psychological adjustment.
Authors: Kim Y, Valdimarsdottir HB, Bovbjerg DH
Source: J Behav Med, 2003 Jun;26(3), p. 225-43.
PMID: 12845936
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Factor Analysis, Statistical Adaptation, Psychological Neurotic Disorders
Humans Adult Extraversion (Psychology)
Breast Neoplasms Aged Middle Aged
Female

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Biased cognitive processing of cancer-related information among women with family histories of breast cancer: evidence from a cancer stroop task.
Authors: Erblich J, Montgomery GH, Valdimarsdottir HB, Cloitre M, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Health Psychol, 2003 May;22(3), p. 235-44.
PMID: 12790250
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Pedigree Information Services Humans
Breast Neoplasms Cognition Semantics
Patient Education as Topic Stress, Psychological Adult
Color Perception Middle Aged Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Neuropsychological Tests Female

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Read all about it: the over-representation of breast cancer in popular magazines.
Authors: Blanchard D, Erblich J, Montgomery GH, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Prev Med, 2002 Oct;35(4), p. 343-8.
PMID: 12453711
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA72457

MeSH Terms:
United States Periodicals as Topic Bibliometrics
Women's Health Humans Breast Neoplasms
Cardiovascular Diseases Health Education Female
Risk Assessment

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Heightened psychobiological reactivity to laboratory stressors in healthy women at familial risk for breast cancer.
Authors: Valdimarsdottir HB, Zakowski SG, Gerin W, Mamakos J, Pickering T, Bovbjerg DH
Source: J Behav Med, 2002 Feb;25(1), p. 51-65.
PMID: 11845558
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Severity of Illness Index Questionnaires Blood Pressure
Random Allocation Humans Health Status
Breast Neoplasms Heart Rate Antigens, CD
Killer Cells, Natural Risk Factors Stress, Psychological
Adult Female

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Age and perceived stress independently influence daily blood pressure levels and variation among women employed in wage jobs.
Authors: James GD, Bovbjerg DH
Source: Am J Hum Biol, 2001 Mar-Apr;13(2), p. 268-74.
PMID: 11460873
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - CA72457 NHLBI NIH HHS - HL47540

MeSH Terms:
Environment Age Factors Women, Working
Blood Pressure Humans Stress, Psychological
Adult Middle Aged Adolescent
Female

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It won't happen to me: lower perception of heart disease risk among women with family histories of breast cancer.
Authors: Erblich J, Bovbjerg DH, Norman C, Valdimarsdottir HB, Montgomery GH
Source: Prev Med, 2000 Dec;31(6), p. 714-21.
PMID: 11133339
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
United States Probability Heart Diseases
Questionnaires Attitude to Health Humans
Breast Neoplasms Predictive Value of Tests Risk Assessment
Adult Health Surveys Incidence
Middle Aged Colonic Neoplasms Female

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Looking forward and back: distress among women at familial risk for breast cancer.
Authors: Erblich J, Bovbjerg DH, Valdimarsdottir HB
Source: Ann Behav Med, 2000 Winter;22(1), p. 53-9.
PMID: 10892528
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Death Depression Attitude to Health
Humans Mothers Breast Neoplasms
Nuclear Family Caregivers Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Stress, Psychological Adult Middle Aged
Genetic Predisposition to Disease Female

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Psychological distress, health beliefs, and frequency of breast self-examination.
Authors: Erblich J, Bovbjerg DH, Valdimarsdottir HB
Source: J Behav Med, 2000 Jun;23(3), p. 277-92.
PMID: 10863678
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA72457

MeSH Terms:
Patient Compliance Breast Self-Examination Humans
Adult Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Breast Neoplasms
Female Stress, Physiological

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