Stress and coping in women with breast cancer: unravelling the mechanisms to improve resilience

M Borgi, B Collacchi, E Ortona, F Cirulli - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, adjuvant therapies and survivorship can all be extremely
stressful. In women, concerns about body image are common as a result of the disease and …

[HTML][HTML] A review and novel theoretical model of how negative emotions influence inflammation: The critical role of emotion regulation

ME Renna - Brain, behavior, & immunity-health, 2021 - Elsevier
Psychological distress is an inevitable part of life. Research drawing on theories from clinical
psychology, health psychology, and psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) has identified …

Positive and negative emotion are associated with generalized transcriptional activation in immune cells

D Rahal, SM Tashjian, M Karan, N Eisenberger… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alterations in immune system gene expression have been implicated in psychopathology,
but it remains unclear whether similar associations occur for intraindividual variations in …

Prospective network analysis of proinflammatory proteins, lipid markers, and depression components in midlife community women

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Psychological medicine, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundVulnerability theories propose that suboptimal levels of lipid markers and
proinflammatory proteins predict future heightened depression. Scar models posit the …

Distress trajectories in Black and White breast cancer survivors: from diagnosis to survivorship

AA Madison, J Peng, MR Shrout, ME Renna… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Black breast cancer survivors have greater morbidity and mortality than White
survivors. However, evidence comparing Black survivors' psychological symptoms with their …

Associations between fatigue and cellular metabolism in breast cancer patients: A longitudinal study

TE Lacourt, A Kavelaars, D Tripathy… - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Fatigue is frequently experienced during treatment for cancer and persists for
months to years after treatment completion in a subset of patients. The underlying …

Distress disorder histories relate to greater physical symptoms among breast cancer patients and survivors: Findings across the cancer trajectory

ME Renna, MR Shrout, AA Madison, M Lustberg… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Psychological disorders can substantially worsen physical symptoms
associated with breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, reducing survivors' quality of life and …

A detailed description of the distress trajectory from pre-to post-treatment in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

TE Lacourt, Z Koncz, EA Tullos, D Tripathy - Breast Cancer Research and …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To characterize the distress trajectory in patients with newly diagnosed, non-
metastatic breast cancer from pre-neoadjuvant chemotherapy until 12 months after onset of …

[HTML][HTML] Couples in breast cancer survivorship: Daily associations in relationship satisfaction, stress, and health

MR Shrout, ME Renna, MKJ Leonard… - Comprehensive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Romantic relationships are a key health determinant underlying both morbidity and mortality.
Dr. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser's prolific research revealed cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine …

[HTML][HTML] You can't spell distress without stress: Expanding our perspective of the intersection between mental and physical health in cancer survivors

ME Renna, MR Shrout - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2024 - Elsevier
Although many breast cancer survivors adjust to cancer treatment and survivorship, a
sizable subgroup of women do not do so, resulting in psychological distress. Over time, this …