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STRIDES AGAINST CANCER WALK, BRONX, NY
Students in the lab represented our caregiver research program and the Caregiver Quality of Life study at the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and American Cancer Society's (ACS) "Strides Against Cancer" walk in the Bronx, NY
CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
Students in the psychosocial oncology lab created a resource guide to support cancer caregivers located in the Bronx, NY.
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POSTER PRESENTATION: SOCIOECONIMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS IN CANCER CAREGIVERS IN THE BRONX AREA
Fruma Landa And Avigayil Messenger Presented A Poster At The Third Annual Bronx Oncololgy Living Daily (BOLD) Intern Research Poster Session: Behavioral Oncology Research at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC)
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Landa, F, Messinger, A, Mitchell, H.R, Moadel, A (2024, August 1). Socioeconomic Characteristics and Posttraumatic Stress in Cancer Caregivers in the Bronx Area [Poster Presentation].The Bronx Oncology Living Daily (BOLD) Intern Research Poster Session: Behavioral Oncology Research at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), Bronx, NY.
A CALL FOR SYSTEM CHANGE IN TRANSPLANT CAREGIVING IN THE US
Dr. Mitchell and colleagues recently published a report calling for urgent action to better support transplant caregivers.
POSTER PRESENTATION: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LGBT IDENTIFICATION, HEALTH STATUS, AND EMOTIONAL STRESS AMONG CHRONIC ILLNESS CAREGIVERS
Erinne Benedict And Fruma Landa Presented A Poster At The Nyu Science Of Cancer Health Equity In Sexual And Gender Minority Communities Conference.
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Benedict, E.R, Landa, F, Mitchell, H.R, Roberts, K.E. (2023, October 5-7). Associations Between LGBT Identification, Health Status, and Emotional Stress Among Chronic Illness Caregivers [Poster Presentation].The Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Conference, New York, NY.
NEW PAPER DETAILS CHALLENGES OF CAREGIVING FOR ECD AND RARE DISEASE PATIENTS | ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE
New Paper Details Challenges of Caregiving for ECD and Rare Disease Patients A new paper published in Lancet eClinicalMedicine, details both the meaningful benefits and the challenges of caregiving for patients with rare cancers, such as Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD). The paper was created through a collaboration of physicians and health organizations, including the Erdheim-Chester Disease Global
SUPPORTING TRANSPLANT CAREGIVERS IN OUTPATIENT & HOMEBOUND CARE SETTINGS
Dr. Mitchell and colleagues recently published an editorial presenting strategies for supporting caregivers providing outpatient and homebound care to transplant patients.