Candyce Kroenke , MPH, ScD

candyce.h.kroenke@kp.org

Kaiser Permanente Researcher Profiles

Kroenke, Candyce H

Candyce Kroenke, MPH, ScD, is a senior research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (DOR). Social determinants including social networks, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status have been reliably related to differences in cancer survival. Dr. Kroenke’s research focuses on understanding these relationships as well as the behavioral, biological, and treatment-related factors underlying associations. Dr. Kroenke’s work further considers the influence of lifestyle and behavioral factors on cancer survivorship.

She is currently the principal investigator of three studies funded by the National Cancer Institute. The first study examines the influence of social networks on breast cancer treatment and prognosis. The second study, Exploring Networks in a Cohort of Latina and Asian Emigrants, lifestyle, and Vital status (ENCLAVE), evaluates the role of multilevel social networks in associations between immigrant status, health behaviors, and breast cancer outcomes. In a third, her team is developing an electronic health record-based tool to identify breast cancer patients at risk of low social support (EHR-SUPPORT). She is also principal investigator of the Investigating Network Support In Gaps in Health and Treatment in Breast Cancer (INSIGHT-BC) study, funded by the American Cancer Society, which examines the role of social networks in racial disparities in breast cancer treatment and survival.

Dr. Kroenke received her doctorate in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health and her master’s and undergraduate degrees in Epidemiology and Sociology from the University of Minnesota. Prior to her work at the Division of Research, she was an instructor at the Harvard Medical School and a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar at the University of California, San Francisco/Berkeley site.

Current Position(s):

  • Research Scientist III, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Section Affiliations:

Primary Research Interests:

  • Social roles and relationships, lifestyle and obesity, and breast cancer survival
  • Psychosocial and lifestyle factors and differences in breast cancer survival by race
  • Body composition and cancer outcomes
  • Biological mechanisms of aging and chronic disease development across the lifecourse

Studies

Loneliness, isolation and associations with cancer and factors predictive of cancer-specific mortality

In 2020, the Kaiser Permanente Research Biobank collected survey data on the effects of the pandemic, including questions on loneliness, living situation, and changes in social contact. We propose to examine these changes in KP members with and without cancer and their influence on rates of cancer diagnosis and factors predictive of cancer survival (stage at diagnosis, health behaviors, heart health, and treatment). Evaluation of these associations will be critical to understanding the influence of social isolation and loneliness on treatment and health in cancer patients.

Investigator: Kroenke, Candyce

Funder: Northern California Community Benefit Programs

Empowering Latinas to Obtain Guideline-Concordant Breast Cancer Screenings

This project will compare the effects of 2 intervention approaches (empowerment+navigation, education+navigation) and underlying mechanisms on guideline concordant breast cancer screening among non-adherent Latinas. We will also compare the effects of the 2 intervention approaches and underlying mechanisms on guideline concordant breast cancer screening among screening-eligible network members of non-adherent Latinas. Lastly, we will examine barriers and facilitators to non-adherent Latinas’ implementation of breast cancer promotion through the empowerment+navigation approach.

Investigator: Kroenke, Candyce

Funder: National Cancer Institute

An Electronic Health Record-Based Tool to Identify Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients at Risk of Low Social Support

Goals of the project are to: 1) Identify terms from content in the EHR, based on theory and prior literature, and informed by clinical stakeholders in BC care, that measure structural and/or functional social support, have been associated with BC treatment and outcomes, and could be extracted through code or natural language processing (NLP); 2) Develop an EHR-based social support measure, EHR-SUPPORT, using data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured (through NLP) sources that help identify patients at risk of low social support, overall and by race/ethnicity, and validate the measure against published social support measures; and 3) Evaluate associations of EHR-SUPPORT and its component variables with BC treatment outcomes (surgery delays, chemotherapy delays, nonadherence to hormonal therapy) and BC-specific and total mortality, overall and by race/ethnicity. In an exploratory aim, we propose to: Explore, with clinician stakeholders, workflow and information technology requirements to implementing EHR-SUPPORT.

Investigator: Kroenke, Candyce

Funder: National Cancer Institute

Social Networks and Disparities in Health Behaviors and Breast Cancer Outcomes in Immigrant Women

The goals of this study are to evaluate associations between: 1) immigrant status and social networks at the neighborhood level and at the individual level, overall and by race/ethnicity, further evaluating associations among Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, relative to non-Hispanic white women; 2) immigrant status and multilevel social network characteristics with behavioral factors known to influence breast cancer survival, overall and by race/ethnicity; and 3) immigrant status, multilevel social network characteristics, and breast cancer outcomes including recurrence, breast cancer-specific mortality, and total mortality, overall and by race/ethnicity, evaluating the degree to which social network characteristics and behavioral risk factors mediate associations.

Investigator: Kroenke, Candyce

Funder: National Cancer Institute

Race Disparities in Social Networks, and Breast Cancer Treatment, Prognosis

The goal of this research is to determine, through the use of mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, how the social environment influences women’s breast cancer treatment, decisions about treatment, and subsequent survival, and how these relationships may help to explain racial disparities in breast cancer survival. This research may have implications for possible social interventions in breast cancer survivors.

Investigator: Kroenke, Candyce

Funder: American Cancer Society

Social Networks, Breast Cancer Treatment and Survival

The research goal is to better understand how breast cancer patients’ social networks influence breast cancer treatment and prognosis. Aims are to: 1) evaluate associations of social network size, types and diversity of network members, and levels of social support, and time to and adherence with breast cancer treatment in the Pathways cohort of stage I-IV breast cancer patients; 2) evaluate associations of social networks and breast cancer recurrence and mortality; and 3) develop, pilot, evaluate, and refine a brief “social networks as a vital sign” (SVS) questionnaire in breast cancer patients at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center.

Investigator: Kroenke, Candyce

Funder: National Cancer Institute

Publications

Evaluation of approaches to recruitment of racially and ethnically diverse breast cancer patients from an integrated health care setting for collection of observational social network data

Authors: Kroenke, Candyce H;Kurtovich, Elaine;Aoki, Rhonda;Shim, Veronica C;Chan, Tracy D;Brenman, Leslie Manace;Bethard-Tracy, Jane;Adams, Alyce S;Kennedy, David P

Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Aug;34(8):705-713. Epub 2023-05-05.

PubMed abstract

Asian American Enclaves and Healthcare Accessibility: An Ecologic Study Across Five States

Authors: Guan, Alice;Hughes, Amy E;Shariff-Marco, Salma;et al.

Am J Prev Med. 2023 Jul 08.

PubMed abstract

Resiliency among Women’s Health Initiative women aged 80 and older by race, ethnicity, and neighborhood socioeconomic status

Authors: Krok-Schoen, Jessica L; Kroenke, Candyce H; Jackson, Rebecca D; et al.

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 Mar 18.

PubMed abstract

Impact of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination on Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors: The Pathways Study

Authors: Shariff-Marco, Salma; Sangaramoorthy, Meera; Ellis, Libby; Thomsen, Catherine; Roh, Janise M; Kroenke, Candyce; Valice, Emily; Kwan, Marilyn L; Ambrosone, Christine; Kushi, Lawrence; Gomez, Scarlett Lin

Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 24;192(3):367-376.

PubMed abstract

Association between dietary inflammatory potential and mortality after cancer diagnosis in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Zheng, Jiali; Tabung, Fred K; Zhang, Jiajia; Caan, Bette; Hebert, James R; Kroenke, Candyce H; Ockene, Judith; Shivappa, Nitin; Steck, Susan E

Br J Cancer. 2023 Feb;128(4):606-617. Epub 2022-12-08.

PubMed abstract

Association of Social Support with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Among Older Women: The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study

Authors: Posis, Alexander Ivan B; Kroenke, Candyce H; Shadyab, Aladdin H; et al.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;91(3):1107-1119.

PubMed abstract

Social Support, social ties, and cognitive function of women with breast cancer: findings from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity After Cancer (LILAC) Study

Authors: Yang, Yesol; Kroenke, Candyce H; Paskett, Electra D; et al.

Support Care Cancer. 2022 Dec 16;31(1):48. Epub 2022-12-16.

PubMed abstract

Association of Global Cognitive Function with Psychological Distress and Adherence to Public Health Recommendations during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Shadyab, Aladdin H; Kroenke, Candyce H; Baker, Laura D; et al.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 Dec 06;77(Suppl 1):S42-S50.

PubMed abstract

Associations between changes in loneliness and social connections, and mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Goveas, Joseph S; Kroenke, Candyce H; Anderson, Garnet L; et al.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 Dec 06;77(Suppl 1):S31-S41.

PubMed abstract

Racial differences in anthropometric measures as risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer

Authors: Wang, Fengge; Kroenke, Candyce H; Pan, Kathy; Shadyab, Aladdin H; Chlebowski, Rowan T; Wactawski-Wende, Jean; Qi, Lihong; Luo, Juhua

Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Dec;33(12):1413-1419. Epub 2022-09-21.

PubMed abstract

Optimism, lifestyle, and longevity in a racially diverse cohort of women

Authors: Koga, Hayami K; Trudel-Fitzgerald, Claudia; Lee, Lewina O; James, Peter; Kroenke, Candyce; Garcia, Lorena; Shadyab, Aladdin H; Salmoirago-Blotcher, Elena; Manson, JoAnn E; Grodstein, Francine; Kubzansky, Laura D

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 10;70(10):2793-2804. Epub 2022-06-08.

PubMed abstract

Role of dietary patterns and acculturation in cancer risk and mortality among postmenopausal Hispanic women: results from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

Authors: Lopez-Pentecost, Melissa; Kroenke, Candyce H; Thomson, Cynthia A; et al.

Z Gesundh Wiss. 2022 Apr;30(4):811-822. Epub 2020-07-14.

PubMed abstract

Social Isolation and Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization in Older Women: Women’s Health Initiative Study Findings

Authors: Cené, Crystal W; Kroenke, Candyce H; et al.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 03;11(5):e022907. Epub 2022-02-22.

PubMed abstract

Correlates of physical activity among older breast cancer survivors: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative LILAC study

Authors: Krok-Schoen, Jessica L; Bea, Jennifer W; Paskett, Electra D; et al.

J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 03;13(2):143-151. Epub 2021-12-07.

PubMed abstract

Cardiometabolic risk factors, physical activity, and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality: results from the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Dieli-Conwright, Christina M; Pan, Kathy; Mortimer, Joanne; et al.

BMC Womens Health. 2022 02 05;22(1):32. Epub 2022-02-05.

PubMed abstract

Evaluation of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Women in the US

Authors: Golaszewski, Natalie M; Saquib, Nazmus; Bellettiere, John; et al.

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01;5(2):e2146461. Epub 2022-02-01.

PubMed abstract

Individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status and risk of aggressive breast cancer subtypes in a pooled cohort of women from Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Authors: Aoki, Rhonda-Lee F; Caan, Bette J; Kushi, Lawrence H; Torres, Jacqueline M; Kroenke, Candyce H; et al.

Cancer. 2021 12 15;127(24):4602-4612. Epub 2021-08-20.

PubMed abstract

Comparing Different Interventions’ Effects on Latinas’ Screening Mammography Attainment and Participant-Driven Information Diffusion

Authors: Molina, Yamilé; Kroenke, Candyce H; et al.

Health Educ Behav. 2021 12;48(6):818-830. Epub 2021-05-27.

PubMed abstract

Plasma metabolomic profiles associated with chronic distress in women

Authors: Shutta, Katherine H; Tinker, Lesley F; Kubzansky, Laura D; et al.

Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 11;133:105420. Epub 2021-09-20.

PubMed abstract

Low-fat dietary pattern and breast cancer mortality by metabolic syndrome components: a secondary analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) randomised trial

Authors: Pan, Kathy; Caan, Bette; Kroenke, Candyce; Chlebowski, Rowan T; et al.

Br J Cancer. 2021 08;125(3):372-379. Epub 2021-05-18.

PubMed abstract

Mediation analysis of racial disparities in triple-negative breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal women

Authors: Luo, Juhua; Kroenke, Candyce H; Wactawski-Wende, Jean; et al.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jul;188(1):283-293. Epub 2021-03-07.

PubMed abstract

Does the Hispanic Mortality Advantage Vary by Marital Status Among Postmenopausal Women in the Women’s Health Initiative?

Authors: Flores, Melissa; Kroenke, Candyce H; Thomson, Cynthia A; et al.

Ann Behav Med. 2021 06 28;55(7):612-620.

PubMed abstract

Weight stability masks changes in body composition in colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Brown, Justin C; Caan, Bette J; Cespedes Feliciano, Elizabeth M; Xiao, Jingjie; Weltzien, Erin; Prado, Carla M; Kroenke, Candyce H; Castillo, Adrienne; Kwan, Marilyn L; Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A

Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 06 01;113(6):1482-1489.

PubMed abstract

Metabolic syndrome risk components and mortality after triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis in postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Yuan, Yuan; Kroenke, Candyce H; Nelson, Rebecca A; et al.

Cancer. 2021 05 15;127(10):1658-1667. Epub 2021-01-21.

PubMed abstract

“I Had to Make Them Feel at Ease”: Narrative Accounts of How Women With Breast Cancer Navigate Social Support

Authors: Wright, Jaime D; Kroenke, Candyce H; Kwan, Marilyn L; Kushi, Lawrence H

Qual Health Res. 2021 05;31(6):1056-1068. Epub 2021-02-28.

PubMed abstract

Clustering of Social and Physical Pain Variables and Their Association With Mortality in Two Population-Based Cohorts

Authors: Kroenke, Candyce H; Alexeeff, Stacey; Kushi, Lawrence H; Kwan, Marilyn L; Matthews, Karen A

Psychosom Med. 2021 04 01;83(3):228-238.

PubMed abstract

Association of Major Dietary Protein Sources With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: Prospective Cohort Study

Authors: Sun, Yangbo; Liu, Buyun; Snetselaar, Linda G; Wallace, Robert B; Shadyab, Aladdin H; Kroenke, Candyce H; Haring, Bernhard; Howard, Barbara V; Shikany, James M; Valdiviezo, Carolina; Bao, Wei

J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 02;10(5):e015553. Epub 2021-02-24.

PubMed abstract

A descriptive pilot study of structural and functional social network ties among women in the women’s health initiative (WHI) study

Authors: Cené CW; Frerichs L; Evans JK; Kroenke CH; Dilworth-Anderson P; Corbie-Smith G; Snively B; Naughton MJ; Shumaker S

J Women Aging. 2021 Jan-Feb;33(1):1-29. Epub 2019-06-09.

PubMed abstract

Association of Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Radiodensity With Morbidity and Mortality for Colon Cancer Surgery

Authors: Xiao, Jingjie; Cespedes Feliciano, Elizabeth M; Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A; Kwan, Marilyn L; Alexeeff, Stacey E; Castillo, Adrienne L; Prado, Carla M; et al.

JAMA Surg. 2020 10 01;155(10):942-949.

PubMed abstract

Social Relationships and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women

Authors: Hendryx M; Nicholson W; Manson JE; Kroenke CH; Lee J; Weitlauf JC; Garcia L; Jonasson JM; Wactawski-Wende J; Luo J

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2020 08 13;75(7):1597-1608.

PubMed abstract

Social Support, Social Network Size, Social Strain, Stressful Life Events, and Coronary Heart Disease in Women With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study Based on the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Miao Jonasson J; Kroenke CH; Luo J; et al.

Diabetes Care. 2020 08;43(8):1759-1766. Epub 2020-06-04.

PubMed abstract

Lifestyle and Psychosocial Patterns and Diabetes Incidence Among Women with and Without Obesity: a Prospective Latent Class Analysis

Authors: Hendryx M; Dinh P; Chow A; Kroenke CH; Hingle M; Shadyab AH; Garcia L; Howard BV; Luo J

Prev Sci. 2020 08;21(6):850-860.

PubMed abstract

Egocentric social networks, lifestyle behaviors, and body size in the Asian Community Health Initiative (CHI) cohort

Authors: Kroenke CH; Le GM; Conroy SM; Canchola AJ; Shariff-Marco S; Gomez SL

PLoS ONE. 2020;15(5):e0232239. Epub 2020-05-06.

PubMed abstract

Prediagnosis social support, social integration, living status, and colorectal cancer mortality in postmenopausal women from the women’s health initiative

Authors: Kroenke CH; Paskett ED; Cené CW; Caan BJ; Luo J; Shadyab AH; Robinson JRM; Nassir R; Lane DS; Anderson GL

Cancer. 2020 04 15;126(8):1766-1775. Epub 2020-01-23.

PubMed abstract

The association of delay in curative intent treatment with survival among breast cancer patients: findings from the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Yung R; Kroenke CH; Reding KW; et al.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Apr;180(3):747-757. Epub 2020-02-15.

PubMed abstract

The Association of Abdominal Adiposity with Mortality in Patients with Stage I-III Colorectal Cancer

Authors: Brown JC; Caan BJ; Prado CM; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Xiao J; Kroenke CH; Meyerhardt JA

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 04 01;112(4):377-383.

PubMed abstract

Post-cancer diagnosis dietary inflammatory potential is associated with survival among women diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Zheng J; Tabung FK; Zhang J; Murphy EA; Shivappa N; Ockene JK; Caan B; Kroenke CH; Hébert JR; Steck SE

Eur J Nutr. 2020 Apr;59(3):965-977. Epub 2019-04-06.

PubMed abstract

It’s Absolutely Relative: The Effect of Age on the BMI-Mortality Relationship in Postmenopausal Women

Authors: Banack HR; Kroenke CH; Caan B; Wactawski-Wende J; et al.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 01;28(1):171-177. Epub 2019-12-04.

PubMed abstract

The Effect of Reverse Causality and Selective Attrition on the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women

Authors: Banack HR; Kroenke CH; Caan B; Wactawski-Wende J; et al.

Am J Epidemiol. 2019 10 01;188(10):1838-1848.

PubMed abstract

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Telomere Length and Sleep in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Grieshober L; Kroenke CH; Ochs-Balcom HM; et al.

Am J Epidemiol. 2019 09 01;188(9):1616-1626.

PubMed abstract

Body Composition and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Authors: Brown JC; Caan BJ; Prado CM; Weltzien E; Xiao J; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Meyerhardt JA

JAMA Oncol. 2019 Jul 01;5(7):967-972.

PubMed abstract

Prediagnostic circulating markers of inflammation and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a study within the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium

Authors: Cook MB; Kroenke CH; Campbell PT; et al.

Gut. 2019 06;68(6):960-968. Epub 2018-08-18.

PubMed abstract

The association of medical and demographic characteristics with sarcopenia and low muscle radiodensity in patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer

Authors: Xiao J; Caan BJ; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Meyerhardt JA; Kroenke CH; Baracos VE; Weltzien E; Kwan ML; Alexeeff SE; Castillo AL; Prado CM

Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 03 01;109(3):615-625.

PubMed abstract

Changes in physical and mental health are associated with cardiovascular disease incidence in postmenopausal women

Authors: Saquib N; Brunner R; Desai M; Kroenke C; Martin LW; Daviglus M; Allen NB; Robinson J; Tindle H; Stefanick ML

Age Ageing. 2019 Feb 11.

PubMed abstract

Association of Body Fat and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women With Normal Body Mass Index: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial and Observational Study

Authors: Iyengar NM; Kroenke CH; Feliciano EC; Dannenberg AJ; et al.

JAMA Oncol. 2019 02 01;5(2):155-163.

PubMed abstract

Stratified probabilistic bias analysis for BMI-related exposure misclassification in postmenopausal women

Authors: Banack HR; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Caan BJ; Kroenke CH; Wactawski-Wende J; et al.

Epidemiology. 2018 09;29(5):604-613.

PubMed abstract

The Obesity Paradox in Cancer: How Important Is Muscle?

Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Caan BJ

Annu Rev Nutr. 2018 08 21;38:357-379. Epub 2018-05-04.

PubMed abstract

Antidepressant Use and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in The Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Kiridly-Calderbank JF; Sturgeon SR; Kroenke CH; Reeves KW

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 08;27(8):892-898. Epub 2018-05-22.

PubMed abstract

Associations of pre-existing co-morbidities with skeletal muscle mass and radiodensity in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer

Authors: Xiao J; Caan BJ; Weltzien E; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Meyerhardt JA; Baracos VE; Kwan ML; Castillo AL; Prado CM

J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 08;9(4):654-663. Epub 2018-04-19.

PubMed abstract

A conceptual model of social networks and mechanisms of cancer mortality, and potential strategies to improve survival

Authors: Kroenke CH

Transl Behav Med. 2018 07 17;8(4):629-642.

PubMed abstract

Muscle radiodensity and mortality in patients with colorectal cancer

Authors: Kroenke CH; Prado CM; Meyerhardt JA; Weltzien EK; Xiao J; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Caan BJ

Cancer. 2018 07 15;124(14):3008-3015. Epub 2018-05-24.

PubMed abstract

Association of Muscle and Adiposity Measured by Computed Tomography With Survival in Patients With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer

Authors: Caan BJ; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Prado CM; Alexeeff S; Kroenke CH; Bradshaw P; Quesenberry CP; Weltzien EK; Castillo AL; Olobatuyi TA; Chen WY

JAMA Oncol. 2018 06 01;4(6):798-804.

PubMed abstract

Social relationships, inflammation markers, and breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Busch EL; Whitsel EA; Kroenke CH; Yang YC

Breast. 2018 Jun;39:63-69. Epub 2018-03-31.

PubMed abstract

Optimism, Pessimism, Cynical Hostility, and Biomarkers of Metabolic Function in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Tindle HA; Kroenke CH; Freiberg MS; et al.

J Diabetes. 2018 Jun;10(6):512-523. Epub 2017-09-29.

PubMed abstract

The deterioration of muscle mass and radiodensity is prognostic of poor survival in stage I-III colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study (C-SCANS)

Authors: Brown JC; Caan BJ; Weltzien E; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Castillo A; Kwan ML; Prado CM; et al.

J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 May 15.

PubMed abstract

The Plausibility of the Obesity Paradox in Cancer-Response-Reply to Point

Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Caan BJ

Cancer Res. 2018 04 15;78(8):1904-1905.

PubMed abstract

The Importance of Body Composition in Explaining the Overweight Paradox in Cancer-Counterpoint

Authors: Caan BJ; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH

Cancer Res. 2018 04 15;78(8):1906-1912.

PubMed abstract

Association between post-cancer diagnosis dietary inflammatory potential and mortality among invasive breast cancer survivors in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Zheng J; Tabung FK; Zhang J; Liese AD; Shivappa N; Ockene JK; Caan B; Kroenke CH; Hébert JR; Steck SE

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 04;27(4):454-463. Epub 2018-01-22.

PubMed abstract

The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity After Cancer (LILAC) Study: Description and Baseline Characteristics of Participants

Authors: Paskett ED; Caan BJ; Johnson L; Bernardo BM; Young GS; Pennell ML; Ray RM; Kroenke CH; Porter PL; Anderson GL

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 02;27(2):125-137. Epub 2018-01-29.

PubMed abstract

Associations between ACE-Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, and Lean Body Mass in Community Dwelling Older Women

Authors: Bea JW; Wassertheil-Smoller S; Wertheim BC; Klimentidis Y; Chen Z; Zaslavsky O; Manini TM; Womack CR; Kroenke CH; LaCroix AZ; Thomson CA

J Aging Res. 2018;2018:8491092. Epub 2018-02-19.

PubMed abstract

Understanding the relation between socioeconomic position and inflammation in post-menopausal women: education, income and occupational prestige

Authors: Pedersen JM; Budtz-Jørgensen E; De Roos A; Garcia L; Lund R; Rod NH; Kroenke C; Chan KHK; Liu S; Michael Y

Eur J Public Health. 2017 12 01;27(6):1074-1079.

PubMed abstract

Methodological considerations for disentangling a risk factor’s influence on disease incidence versus postdiagnosis survival: The example of obesity and breast and colorectal cancer mortality in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM; Ho GYF; Caan BJ; et al.

Int J Cancer. 2017 12 01;141(11):2281-2290. Epub 2017-08-31.

PubMed abstract

Association of Systemic Inflammation and Sarcopenia With Survival in Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From the C SCANS Study

Authors: Feliciano EMC; Kroenke CH; Kwan ML; Alexeeff S; Corley D; Caan BJ; et al.

JAMA Oncol. 2017 12 01;3(12):e172319.

PubMed abstract

Muscle mass at the time of diagnosis of nonmetastatic colon cancer and early discontinuation of chemotherapy, delays, and dose reductions on adjuvant FOLFOX: The C-SCANS study

Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM; Lee VS; Prado CM; Meyerhardt JA; Alexeeff S; Kroenke CH; Xiao J; Castillo AL; Caan BJ

Cancer. 2017 Sep 07.

PubMed abstract

Explaining the Obesity Paradox: The Association between Body Composition and Colorectal Cancer Survival (C-SCANS Study)

Authors: Caan BJ; Meyerhardt JA; Kroenke CH; Alexeeff S; Xiao J; Weltzien E; Feliciano EC; Castillo AL; Quesenberry CP; Kwan ML; Prado CM

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 07;26(7):1008-1015. Epub 2017-05-15.

PubMed abstract

Impact of social and built environment factors on body size among breast cancer survivors: the Pathways Study

Authors: Shariff-Marco S; Roh JM; Ambrosone C; Gomez SL; Gomez SL; et al.

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Apr;26(4):505-515. Epub 2017-02-02.

PubMed abstract

Postdiagnosis social networks and breast cancer mortality in the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project

Authors: Kroenke CH; Michael YL; Poole EM; Kwan ML; Nechuta S; Leas E; Caan BJ; Pierce J; Shu XO; Zheng Y; Chen WY

Cancer. 2017 Apr 01;123(7):1228-1237. Epub 2016-12-12.

PubMed abstract

Post-diagnosis social networks, and lifestyle and treatment factors in the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project

Authors: Kroenke CH; Michael YL; Shu XO; Poole EM; Kwan ML; Nechuta S; Caan BJ; Pierce JP; Chen WY

Psychooncology. 2017 Apr;26(4):544-552. Epub 2016-01-08.

PubMed abstract

Metabolic Phenotype and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Normal-Weight Postmenopausal Women

Authors: Liang X; Margolis KL; Hendryx M; Rohan TE; Groessl EJ; Thomson CA; Kroenke CH; Simon MS; Lane D; Stefanick M; Luo J

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Feb;26(2):155-161.

PubMed abstract

Prognostic significance of marital status in breast cancer survival: A population-based study

Authors: Martínez ME; Unkart JT; Tao L; Kroenke CH; Schwab R; Komenaka I; Gomez SL

PLoS ONE. 2017;12(5):e0175515. Epub 2017-05-05.

PubMed abstract

Association of Weight Change after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Outcomes in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Population

Authors: Meyerhardt JA; Kroenke CH; Prado CM; Kwan ML; Castillo A; Weltzien E; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Xiao J; Caan BJ

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Jan;26(1):30-37. Epub 2016-12-16.

PubMed abstract

Next Steps in Understanding the Obesity Paradox in Cancer

Authors: Caan BJ; Kroenke CH

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 01;26(1):12.

PubMed abstract

Post-diagnosis Weight Change and Survival Following a Diagnosis of Early Stage Breast Cancer

Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Bradshaw PT; Chen WY; Prado CM; Weltzien EK; Castillo AL; Caan BJ

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Jan;26(1):44-50. Epub 2016-08-26.

PubMed abstract

Exercise and Prognosis on the Basis of Clinicopathologic and Molecular Features in Early Stage Breast Cancer: The LACE and Pathways Studies

Authors: Jones LW; Kwan ML; Sternfeld B; Habel LA; Kroenke CH; Queensberry CP; Kushi LH; Caan BJ; et al.

Cancer Res. 2016 Sep 15;76(18):5415-22. Epub 2016-08-03.

PubMed abstract

Metabolic Dysfunction, Obesity, and Survival Among Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer

Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Kwan ML; Quesenberry C; Caan BJ; et al.

J Clin Oncol. 2016 Sep 6.

PubMed abstract

Relationship of pre-diagnostic body mass index with survival after colorectal cancer: Stage-specific associations

Authors: Kocarnik JM; Caan B; Kroenke CH; Newcomb PA; et al.

Int J Cancer. 2016 Sep 01;139(5):1065-72. Epub 2016-05-14.

PubMed abstract

Analysis of Body Mass Index and Mortality in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Using Causal Diagrams

Authors: Kroenke CH; Neugebauer R; Meyerhardt J; Prado CM; Weltzien E; Kwan ML; Xiao J; Caan BJ

JAMA Oncol. 2016 Sep 01;2(9):1137-45.

PubMed abstract

Exercise and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer

Authors: Jones LW; Habel LA; Kroenke CH; Kwan ML; Quesenberry CP; Sternfeld B; Kushi LH; Caan BJ; et al.

J Clin Oncol. 2016 Aug 10;34(23):2743-9. Epub 2016-05-23.

PubMed abstract

Reproductive Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study

Authors: Parikh NI; Kroenke CH; Howard BV; et al.

Circulation. 2016 May 31;133(22):2149-58. Epub 2016-04-19.

PubMed abstract

Pre-diagnostic Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality in Relation to Subsequent Cancer Survival

Authors: Phipps AI; Ochs-Balcom H; Watson NF; et al.

J Clin Sleep Med. 2016 Apr 15;12(4):495-503. Epub 2016-04-15.

PubMed abstract

Enhancing Breast Cancer Recurrence Algorithms Through Selective Use of Medical Record Data

Authors: Kroenke CH; Chubak J; Johnson L; Castillo A; Weltzien E; Caan BJ

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 Mar;108(3). Epub 2015-11-18.

PubMed abstract

Impact of Body Weight and Body Composition on Ovarian Cancer Prognosis

Authors: Purcell SA; Elliott SA; Kroenke CH; Sawyer MB; Prado CM

Curr Oncol Rep. 2016 Feb;18(2):8.

PubMed abstract

Psychosocial Clusters and their Associations with Well-Being and Health: An Empirical Strategy for Identifying Psychosocial Predictors Most Relevant to Racially/Ethnically Diverse Women’s Health

Authors: Jabson JM; Bowen D; Weinberg J; Kroenke C; Luo J; Messina C; Shumaker S; Tindle HA

Clin Med Insights Womens Health. 2016;9(Suppl 1):31-40. Epub 2016-06-06.

PubMed abstract

Development and Use of a Traditional Mexican Diet Score in Relation to Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance among Women of Mexican Descent

Authors: Santiago-Torres M; Tinker LF; Allison MA; Breymeyer KL; Garcia L; Kroenke CH; Lampe JW; Shikany JM; Van Horn L; Neuhouser ML

J Nutr. 2015 Dec;145(12):2732-40. Epub 2015-10-21.

PubMed abstract

Leukocyte Telomere Length and Risks of Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality in a Racially Diverse Population of Postmenopausal Women

Authors: Carty CL; Kooperberg C; Liu J; Herndon M; Assimes T; Hou L; Kroenke CH; LaCroix AZ; Kimura M; Aviv A; Reiner AP

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2015 Oct;35(10):2225-31. Epub 2015-08-06.

PubMed abstract

Caregiving Frequency and Physical Function: The Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Rosso AL; Lee BK; Stefanick ML; Kroenke CH; Coker LH; Woods NF; Michael YL

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015 Feb;70(2):210-5. Epub 2014-07-24.

PubMed abstract

Association of high obesity with PAM50 breast cancer intrinsic subtypes and gene expression

Authors: Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Kushi LH; Quesenberry CP; Habel LA; Caan BJ; et al.

BMC Cancer. 2015;15:278. Epub 2015-04-14.

PubMed abstract

Representativeness of breast cancer cases in an integrated health care delivery system

Authors: Gomez SL; Shariff-Marco S; Von Behren J; Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Keegan TH; Reynolds P; Kushi LH

BMC Cancer. 2015;15:688. Epub 2015-10-14.

PubMed abstract

Pre- to post-diagnosis weight change and associations with physical functional limitations in breast cancer survivors

Authors: Young A; Weltzien E; Kwan M; Castillo A; Caan B; Kroenke CH

J Cancer Surviv. 2014 Dec;8(4):539-47. Epub 2014-05-08.

PubMed abstract

Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Postmenopausal Women with Prior Pregnancy Loss: The Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Parker DR; Lu B; Sands-Lincoln M; Kroenke CH; Lee CC; O'Sullivan M; Park HL; Parikh N; Schenken RS; Eaton CB

Ann Fam Med. 2014 Jul;12(4):302-9.

PubMed abstract

Associations of Stressful Life Events and Social Strain With Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Kershaw KN; Kroenke CH; Van Horn L; et al.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Jun;3(3):e000687. Epub 2014-06-27.

PubMed abstract

Intrinsic subtypes from the PAM50 gene expression assay in a population-based breast cancer survivor cohort: Prognostication of short and long term outcomes

Authors: Caan BJ; Sweeney C; Habel LA; Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Weltzien EK; Quesenberry CP; Castillo A; Factor RE; Kushi LH; Bernard PS

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 May;23(5):725-34. Epub 2014-02-12.

PubMed abstract

Better postdiagnosis diet quality is associated with reduced risk of death among postmenopausal women with invasive breast cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: George SM; Ballard-Barbash R; Shikany JM; Caan BJ; Freudenheim JL; Kroenke CH; Vitolins MZ; Beresford SA; Neuhouser ML

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Apr;23(4):575-83. Epub 2014-02-03.

PubMed abstract

Race and breast cancer survival by intrinsic subtype based on PAM50 gene expression

Authors: Kroenke CH; Sweeney C; Kwan ML; Quesenberry CP; Weltzien EK; Habel LA; Castillo A; Bernard PS; Factor RE; Kushi LH; Caan BJ

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Apr;144(3):689-99. Epub 2014-03-07.

PubMed abstract

Antidepressants and testicular cancer

Authors: Friedman GD; Schwalbe J; Achacoso N; Meng MV; Kroenke CH; Habel LA

Cancer Causes Control. 2014 Feb;25(2):251-8. Epub 2013-11-26.

PubMed abstract

Obesity and Late-Age Survival Without Major Disease or Disability in Older Women

Authors: Rillamas-Sun E; Kroenke CH; Wallace RB; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jan;174(1):98-106.

PubMed abstract

Response

Authors: Kroenke CH; Caan BJ

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Nov 20;105(22):1761-2. Epub 2013-10-10.

PubMed abstract

High- and Low-Fat Dairy Intake, Recurrence, and Mortality After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Authors: Kroenke CH; Kwan ML; Sweeney C; Castillo A; Caan BJ

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 May 1;105(9):616-23. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

PubMed abstract

Racial Disparities in Posttraumatic Stress After Diagnosis of Localized Breast Cancer; The BQUAL Study

Authors: Vin-Raviv N; Hillyer GC; Hershman DL; Galea S; Leoce N; Bovbjerg DH; Kushi LH; Kroenke C; Lamerato L; Ambrosone CB; Valdimorsdottir H; Jandorf L; Mandelblatt JS; Tsai WY; Neugut AI

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Apr 17;105(8):563-72. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

PubMed abstract

Social networks, social support, and burden in relationships, and mortality after breast cancer diagnosis in the Life After Breast Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) Study

Authors: Kroenke CH; Quesenberry C; Kwan ML; Sweeney C; Castillo A; Caan BJ

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Jan;137(1):261-71. Epub 2012 Nov 10.

PubMed abstract

Accelerated Cell Aging in Female APOE-epsilon4 Carriers: Implications for Hormone Therapy Use

Authors: Jacobs EG; Kroenke C; Lin J; Epel ES; Kenna HA; Blackburn EH; Rasgon NL

PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e54713. Epub 2013 Feb 13.

PubMed abstract

Smoking and survival after breast cancer diagnosis: a prospective observational study and systematic review

Authors: Braithwaite D; Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Habel L; Caan B; et al.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Nov;136(2):521-33. Epub 2012 Sep 29.

PubMed abstract

Effects of a dietary intervention and weight change on vasomotor symptoms in the Women’s Health Initiative

Authors: Kroenke CH; Caan BJ; LeBlanc E; et al.

Menopause. 2012 Sep;19(9):980-8.

PubMed abstract

Weight Change and Survival after Breast Cancer in the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project

Authors: Caan BJ; Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Quesenberry CP Jr; Chen WY; et al.

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Aug;21(8):1260-71. Epub 2012 Jun 13.

PubMed abstract

Prognostic Impact of Comorbidity among Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: Results from the LACE Study

Authors: Braithwaite D; Satariano WA; Kwan ML; Hiatt RA; Kroenke C; Caan BJ; Moore DH

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Jul;21(7):1115-25. Epub 2012 May 9.

PubMed abstract

Mood Patterns Based on Momentary Assessment of Positive and Negative Moods Over a Day and Coronary Artery Calcification in the CARDIA Study

Authors: Kroenke CH; Seeman T; Matthews K; Adler N; Epel E

Psychosom Med. 2012 Jun;74(5):526-34.

PubMed abstract

Social networks, social support and burden in relationships, and mortality after breast cancer diagnosis

Authors: Kroenke CH; Michael Y; Tindle H; Gage E; Chlebowski R; Garcia L; Messina C; Manson JE; Caan BJ

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 May;133(1):375-85. Epub 2012 Feb 14.

PubMed abstract

Pre-diagnosis body mass index and survival after breast cancer in the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project

Authors: Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Quesenberry CP Jr; Caan BJ; et al.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Apr;132(2):729-39. Epub 2011 Dec 21.

PubMed abstract

Telomerase, telomere length, and coronary artery calcium in black and white men in the CARDIA study

Authors: Kroenke CH; Pletcher MJ; Lin J; Blackburn E; Adler N; Matthews K; Epel E

Atherosclerosis. 2012 Feb;220(2):506-12. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

PubMed abstract

Meeting the physical activity guidelines and survival after breast cancer: findings from the after breast cancer pooling project

Authors: Beasley JM; Kwan ML; Kroenke CH; Sternfeld B; Caan BJ; et al.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jan;131(2):637-43. Epub 2011 Sep 21.

PubMed abstract

Autonomic and adrenocortical reactivity and buccal cell telomere length in kindergarten children

Authors: Kroenke CH; Epel E; Adler N; Bush NR; Obradovic J; Lin J; Blackburn E; Stamperdahl JL; Boyce WT

Psychosom Med. 2011 Sep;73(7):533-40. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

PubMed abstract

Social networks, social support, and survival after breast cancer diagnosis

Authors: Kroenke CH; Kubzansky LD; Schernhammer ES; Holmes MD; Kawachi I;

​J Clin Oncol. 2006 Mar 1;24(7):1105-11.

PubMed abstract

Weight, weight gain, and survival after breast cancer diagnosis.

Authors: Kroenke CH1; Chen WY; Rosner B; Holmes MD;

​J Clin Oncol. 2005 Mar 1;23(7):1370-8. Epub 2005 Jan 31.

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