Clinician Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to Implementing an Inpatient Oncology Early Warning System: A Mixed-Methods Study
  Patrick G. Lyons, Vanessa Chen, Tejas Sekhar, Colleen A. McEvoy, Marin H. Kelle, Ramaswamy Govindan, Peter Westervelt, Kelly C. Vranas, Thomas M. Maddox, Elvin H. Geng, Philip Rõ. Payne, Mary C. Politi

Published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 
Lyons Profile | Politi Profile

 

Leveraging Math Cognition to Combat Health Innumeracy

| Health Literacy and Communication | Abstract | 
Clarissa A. Thompson, Marta K. Mielicki, Ferdinand Rivera, Charles J. Fitzsimmons, Daniel A. Scheibe, Pooja G. Sidney, Lauren K Schiller, Jennifer M. Taber, Erika A. Waters

Published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
Waters Profile

 

Clonal Hematopoiesis and Risk of Incident Lung Cancer

| Epidemiology | Abstract | 
Ruiyi Tian, Brian Wiley, Jie Liu, Xiaoyu Zong, Buu Truong, Stephanie Zhao, Md Mesbah Uddin, Abhishek Niroula, Christopher A. Miller, Semanti Mukherjee, Brendan T. Heiden, Jingqin Luo, Varun Puri, Benjamin D. Kozower, Matthew J.Walter, Li Ding, Daniel C. Link, Christopher I. Amos, Benjamin L. Ebert, Ramaswamy Govindan, Pradeep Natarajan, Kelly L. Bolton, Yin Cao

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology 
Luo Profile | Cao Profile

 

Definitive treatment and risk of death among men diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at the Veterans Health Administration
  Bettina F. Drake, Saira Khan, Mei Wang, Veronica Hicks, Kate Nichols, Meghan Taylor, Eric H. Kim, Su-Hsin Chang

Published in Annals of Epidemiology
Drake Profile | Khan Profile

 

Distance and Transportation Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Community
  Katherine M.N. Lee, Jean Hunleth, Liz Rolf, Julia Maki, Marquita Lewis-Thames, Kevin Oestmann, Aimee S. James, 

Published in Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Hunleth Profile | James Profile

Elizabeth Salerno, PhD, MPH received SIP grant funding support for Prehabilitation to Revolutionize Oncology: Telehealth Exercise for Cognitive Triumphs (PROTECT) project.  
 
Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD, MPH has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Jean Hunleth, PhD, MPH and Sarah Burack, BA's study in Nepal on Drawing Out Migration received a book chapter in Anthropological Perspectives on Education in Nepal: Educational Transformations and Avenues of Learning.

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In this month's In Good Taste, Yikyung Park, ScD discusses the versatility of healthy, plant-based pulses. | "An ancient food at home in modern diets" (Feast Magazine).
 

 

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In January's For Your Health column featuring Yin Cao, ScD, Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH writes about the importance of changing the conversation about alcohol in relation to health. | "Zero alcohol likely the healthiest amount" (STL American).
 

"With over half of people in the U.S. reporting drinking in the past month, it's important that we have a clear view of how alcohol can impact our health - beyond the heart-health messages that have been so dominant."

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Friday Lunch Talks will be hosted in the Doll & Hill conference room at Taylor Avenue Building and also available on Zoom.

• February, 17 - Dr. Mackenzie Hofford 
• February, 24 - Drs. Jean Hunleth and Michelle Silver 

If you or someone you know would like to give a presentation at a Friday Lunch Talk, please reach out to Faith Tyler (ftyler@wustl.edu) or Dr. Sara Malone (sara.malone@wustl.edu) to schedule a Friday.

Survivorship Education Series, Part 4: What’s on Your Plate? “The Role of Nutrition in Cancer” - Wednesday, March 22, 10:00am - Explore the physical and psychological role of diet and nutrition in cancer from diagnosis to survivorship. We will also hear how one survivor decided to change their lifestyle as a result of their cancer diagnosis. Register here.