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Candyce Kroenke, MPH, ScD

Kroenke, Candyce

Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
2000 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 891-5969 (phone)
candyce.h.kroenke@kp.org
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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

    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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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.

    Author(s): Kroenke CH1; Chen WY; Rosner B; Holmes MD;

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): Posis, Alexander Ivan B; Saquib, Nazmus; Shadyab, Aladdin H; et al.

    J Alzheimers Dis. 2022 Dec 20.

    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

    Author(s): Yang, Yesol; Weitlauf, Julie C; Paskett, Electra D; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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. 2022 Dec 08.

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): Goveas, Joseph S; Michael, Yvonne L; Anderson, Garnet L; et al.

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

    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

    Author(s): Shadyab, Aladdin H; Meliker, Jaymie; Baker, Laura D; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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. 2022 Dec 01.

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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)

    Author(s): Lopez-Pentecost, Melissa; Sarto, Gloria E; Thomson, Cynthia A; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Cené, Crystal W; Kroenke, Candyce H; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Pan, Kathy; Snetselaar, Linda; Lane, Dorothy; 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

    Author(s): Luo, Juhua; Hendryx, Michael; 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?

    Author(s): Flores, Melissa; Saquib, Nazmus; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Yuan, Yuan; Adams-Campbell, Lucile; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

    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

    Author(s): Miao Jonasson J; Garcia L; Luo J; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Yung R; Chlebowski RT; Reding KW; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): Banack HR; Stefanick ML; Wactawski-Wende J; 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

    Author(s): Banack HR; Stefanick ML; Wactawski-Wende J; 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

    Author(s): Grieshober L; LaCroix AZ; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Cook MB; Le Marchand L; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Iyengar NM; Peterson L; Lane D; 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

    Author(s): Banack HR; LeBlanc ES; Kroenke CH; Allison MA; Wactawski-Wende J; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

    The Obesity Paradox in Cancer: How Important Is Muscle?

    Author(s): Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Caan BJ

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Kroenke CH

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

    PubMed abstract

    Muscle radiodensity and mortality in patients with colorectal cancer

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Tindle HA; Coday M; Freiberg MS; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): Busch EL; Whitsel EA; Kroenke CH; Yang YC

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

    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)

    Author(s): 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 Importance of Body Composition in Explaining the Overweight Paradox in Cancer-Counterpoint

    Author(s): Caan BJ; Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): Cespedes Feliciano EM; Kroenke CH; Caan BJ

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Feliciano EMC; Meyerhardt JA; Xiao J; Corley D; Weltzien E; Caan BJ; et al.

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

    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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

    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

    Author(s): 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)

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

    Next Steps in Understanding the Obesity Paradox in Cancer

    Author(s): Caan BJ; Kroenke CH

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Jones LW; Weltzien E; Sweeney C; Kroenke CH; Langholz BM; Dang C; Caan BJ; 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

    Author(s): Cespedes Feliciano EM; Meyerhardt JA; Xiao J; Weltzien EK; Caan BJ; et al.

    J Clin Oncol. 2016 Sep 6.

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Kocarnik JM; Kroenke CH; Strickler H; Newcomb PA; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): Jones LW; Weltzien E; Kwan ML; Quesenberry CP; Scott J; Yu A; Caan BJ; 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

    Author(s): Parikh NI; LeBlanc ES; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Kwan ML; Sweeney C; Quesenberry CP; Habel LA; Caan BJ; Caan BJ; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Kershaw KN; Safford MM; 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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

    Antidepressants and testicular cancer

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Rillamas-Sun E; LaMonte MJ; Wallace RB; et al.

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

    PubMed abstract

    Response

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): 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

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

    Author(s): Braithwaite D; Tammemagi MC; Sweeney C; Castillo A; 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

    Author(s): Kroenke CH; Stefanick ML; 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

    Author(s): Caan BJ; Shu XO; Weltzien EK; Holmes MD; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Kwan ML; Weltzien EK; Pierce JP; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): Beasley JM; Chen WY; Lu W; Shu XO; 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

    Author(s): 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

    Author(s): 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.

    Author(s): Kroenke CH1; Chen WY; Rosner B; Holmes MD;

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

    PubMed abstract