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List of works by Rachel Ballard-Barbash

A national framework for cancer surveillance in the United States

scientific article published in March 2005

Active transportation increases adherence to activity recommendations.

scientific article published in September 2006

Adiposity and sex hormones in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors

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Adiposity, adult weight change, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk

scientific article published in October 2007

Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: practice patterns of community physicians

scientific article published in April 2002

Adolescents' sports and exercise environments in a U.S. time use survey

scientific article published on August 2010

Alberta physical activity and breast cancer prevention trial: sex hormone changes in a year-long exercise intervention among postmenopausal women.

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An association between a common variant (G972R) in the IRS-1 gene and sex hormone levels in post-menopausal breast cancer survivors

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Annual Report to the Nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2008, featuring cancers associated with excess weight and lack of sufficient physical activity

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Anthropometric correlates of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels by race/ethnicity and gender

scientific article published on December 2009

Are patterns of health behavior associated with cancer screening?

scientific article published in January 2009

Association between alcohol intake and serum sex hormones and peptides differs by tamoxifen use in breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 28 October 2008

Association between breast density and subsequent breast cancer following treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ.

scientific article published in December 2007

Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies

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Association between mammography timing and measures of screening performance in the United States

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Association of IGF axis hormones with waist-to-hip ratio varies by physical activity

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Association of metabolic syndrome with insulin-like growth factors among adults in the US.

scientific article published on 5 May 2009

Associations between null mutations in GSTT1 and GSTM1, the GSTP1 Ile(105)Val polymorphism, and mortality in breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Associations between the CYP17, CYPIB1, COMT and SHBG polymorphisms and serum sex hormones in post-menopausal breast cancer survivors

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Associations of insulin resistance and adiponectin with mortality in women with breast cancer

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Associations of insulin-like growth factor and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 with mortality in women with breast cancer

scientific article published on September 2012

Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with overall and breast cancer–specific mortality in a multiethnic cohort of breast cancer survivors ⬇️

scientific article published on January 30, 2013

Average household exposure to newspaper coverage about the harmful effects of hormone therapy and population-based declines in hormone therapy use

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Benign Breast Disease, Mammographic Breast Density, and the Risk of Breast Cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on 06 June 2013

Better postdiagnosis diet quality is associated with less cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

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

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Beyond recreational physical activity: examining occupational and household activity, transportation activity, and sedentary behavior in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk.

scientific article published on 23 September 2010

Bias associated with self-report of prior screening mammography

scientific article published on June 2009

Biennial versus annual mammography and the risk of late-stage breast cancer

scientific article published in December 2004

Body mass and weight change in adults in relation to mortality risk

scientific article published on 29 October 2013

Body mass index and colon cancer: an evaluation of the modifying effects of estrogen (United States).

scientific article published in February 2003

Body mass index, physical activity, and bladder cancer in a large prospective study

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Body mass index, tumor characteristics, and prognosis following diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer in a mammographically screened population ⬇️

scientific article published on December 7, 2012

Breast MRI Use Uncommon among U.S. Women ⬇️

scientific article published on November 15, 2012

Breast and cervical cancer screening programme implementation in 16 countries ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2010

Breast cancer survivors who use estrogenic botanical supplements have lower serum estrogen levels than non users

scientific article published on 18 October 2008

Breast cancer yield for screening mammographic examinations with recommendation for short-interval follow-up

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Cancer pharmacogenomics and pharmacoepidemiology: setting a research agenda to accelerate translation

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Cancer risk prediction models: a workshop on development, evaluation, and application

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Cancer screening practices from National Health Interview Surveys: past, present, and future

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Central adiposity after breast cancer diagnosis is related to mortality in the Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle study.

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Change in Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Weight Gain: Dallas Heart Study

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Change in peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length and mortality in breast cancer survivors

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Changes in body fat and weight after a breast cancer diagnosis: influence of demographic, prognostic, and lifestyle factors

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Changes in insulin resistance indicators, IGFs, and adipokines in a year-long trial of aerobic exercise in postmenopausal women.

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Changes in newspaper coverage about hormone therapy with the release of new medical evidence

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Colorectal cancer risk prediction tool for white men and women without known susceptibility

scientific article published on 29 December 2008

Communicating with women about mammography

scientific article published in January 2007

Community-based use of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for early-stage breast cancer: 1987-2000.

scientific article published in February 2006

Comorbidities, therapy, and newly diagnosed conditions for women with early stage breast cancer

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Comparing indices of diet quality with chronic disease mortality risk in postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study: evidence to inform national dietary guidance

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Comparing the performance of mammography screening in the USA and the UK

scientific article (publication date: 2005)

Comparison of screening mammography in the United States and the United kingdom

scientific article published on October 2003

Concordance of breast imaging reporting and data system assessments and management recommendations in screening mammography

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Considerations for an obesity policy research agenda

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Correlates of circulating C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A concentrations in breast cancer survivors

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DEXA measures of body fat percentage and acute phase proteins among breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional analysis

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Data and trends in cancer screening in the United States: results from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey

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Deriving clinically meaningful cut-scores for fatigue in a cohort of breast cancer survivors: a Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study

scientific article published on 19 February 2013

Detection of ductal carcinoma in situ in women undergoing screening mammography

scientific article published on October 2002

Diet quality is directly associated with quality of life in breast cancer survivors

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Dietary Fiber, Carbohydrates, Glycemic Index, and Glycemic Load in Relation to Breast Cancer Prognosis in the HEAL Cohort ⬇️

scientific article published on March 23, 2011

Dietary fat, tamoxifen use and circulating sex hormones in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on January 2010

Dietary fiber is associated with circulating concentrations of C-reactive protein in breast cancer survivors: the HEAL study ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Dietary fiber is associated with serum sex hormones and insulin-related peptides in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 5 December 2007

Dietary supplement use in individuals living with cancer and other chronic conditions: a population-based study.

scientific article published in March 2008

Differences in the intensity and duration of adolescents' sports and exercise across physical and social environments

scientific article published in September 2012

Disentangling the body weight-bone mineral density association among breast cancer survivors: an examination of the independent roles of lean mass and fat mass

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Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer?

scientific article published in April 2006

Effect of breast augmentation on the accuracy of mammography and cancer characteristics

scientific article published in January 2004

Elevated biomarkers of inflammation are associated with reduced survival among breast cancer patients

scientific article published on 26 May 2009

Environmental influences on exercise intensity and duration in a U.S. time use study

scientific article published in September 2009

Estimates of the number of US women who could benefit from tamoxifen for breast cancer chemoprevention

scientific article published in April 2003

Estrogenic botanical supplements, health-related quality of life, fatigue, and hormone-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors: a HEAL study report ⬇️

scientific article published on November 8, 2011

Evaluating Population-Based Screening Mammography Programs Internationally

scientific article published on June 2007

Evidence-based target recall rates for screening mammography

scientific article published on June 2007

Fasting C-peptide levels and death resulting from all causes and breast cancer: the health, eating, activity, and lifestyle study

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Fatigue in breast cancer survivors two to five years post diagnosis: a HEAL Study report

scientific article published on 25 April 2007

Fatigue, Inflammation, and ω-3 and ω-6 Fatty Acid Intake Among Breast Cancer Survivors ⬇️

scientific article published on March 12, 2012

How does acculturation affect the use of complementary and alternative medicine providers among Mexican- and Asian-Americans?

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In a randomized controlled trial, patients preferred electronic data collection of breast cancer risk-factor information in a mammography setting

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Individual and combined effects of age, breast density, and hormone replacement therapy use on the accuracy of screening mammography

scientific article published in February 2003

Influence of pre- and postdiagnosis physical activity on mortality in breast cancer survivors: the health, eating, activity, and lifestyle study

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Is mode of breast cancer detection associated with cancer treatment in the United States?

scientific article published on March 2008

Knowledge of energy balance guidelines and associated clinical care practices: the U.S. National Survey of Energy Balance Related Care among Primary Care Physicians

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Language Use and Adherence to Multiple Cancer Preventive Health Behaviors Among Hispanics ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2011

Leveraging epidemiology and clinical studies of cancer outcomes: recommendations and opportunities for translational research

scientific article published on 28 November 2012

Linking tobacco control policies and practices to early cancer endpoints: surveillance as an agent for change

scientific article published on September 2008

Long-term physical activity trends in breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 10 April 2013

Longitudinal measurement of clinical mammographic breast density to improve estimation of breast cancer risk

scientific article published in March 2007

Low energy reporting may increase in intervention participants enrolled in dietary intervention trials

scientific article published in March 2004

Mammographic density change with 1 year of aerobic exercise among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial

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Mammography Surveillance Following Breast Cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2003

Modeling the dissemination of mammography in the United States

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Multilevel intervention research applications in cancer care delivery

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Neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation predicts weight gain in a multi-ethnic population: longitudinal data from the Dallas Heart Study

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Obesity, mammography use and accuracy, and advanced breast cancer risk

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Organization of primary care practice for providing energy balance care

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Overweight, obesity, and mortality in a large prospective cohort of persons 50 to 71 years old.

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Pain in long-term breast cancer survivors: the role of body mass index, physical activity, and sedentary behavior ⬇️

scientific article published on December 15, 2012

Pathologic findings from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium: population-based outcomes in women undergoing biopsy after screening mammography

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Pediatricians' and Family Physicians' Weight-Related Care of Children in the U.S ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2011

Performance benchmarks for diagnostic mammography

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Performance benchmarks for screening mammography

scientific article published on October 2006

Physical activity and acculturation among adult Hispanics in the United States

scientific article published in June 2006

Physical activity and cancer-specific mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort

scientific article published on 18 December 2013

Physical activity and esophageal and gastric carcinoma in a large prospective study

scientific article published on 05 December 2008

Physical activity and head and neck cancer risk

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Physical activity during adulthood and adolescence in relation to renal cell cancer

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Physical activity in relation to total, advanced, and fatal prostate cancer

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Physical activity levels among breast cancer survivors.

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Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma: the Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) study

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Physical activity recommendations and decreased risk of mortality

scientific article published in December 2007

Physical activity, biomarkers, and disease outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review

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Physical activity, body mass index, and mammographic density in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 29 January 2007

Physical activity, long-term symptoms, and physical health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors: a prospective analysis

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Physical activity, weight control, and breast cancer risk and survival: clinical trial rationale and design considerations

scientific article published on 28 April 2009

Physician use of genetic testing for cancer susceptibility: results of a national survey ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

Population-based estimate of the prevalence of HER-2 positive breast cancer tumors for early stage patients in the US

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Possible socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in quality of life in a cohort of breast cancer survivors

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Postdiagnosis diet quality is inversely related to a biomarker of inflammation among breast cancer survivors

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Postdiagnosis diet quality, the combination of diet quality and recreational physical activity, and prognosis after early-stage breast cancer

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Posttraumatic growth and health-related quality of life in a racially diverse cohort of breast cancer survivors

scientific article published in May 2010

Pre-diagnosis physical activity and mammographic density in breast cancer survivors

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Prediagnosis body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in endometrial cancer patients

scientific article published on 7 January 2013

Predictors of adherence to supervised and unsupervised exercise in the Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial

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Pregnancy hormone concentrations across ethnic groups: implications for later cancer risk

scientific article published in June 2005

Prevalence and prognostic effect of sarcopenia in breast cancer survivors: the HEAL Study ⬇️

scientific article published on 04 October 2012

Prevalence of transportation and leisure walking among U.S. adults

scientific article published on 10 March 2008

Print information to inform decisions about mammography screening participation in 16 countries with population-based programs

scientific article published on October 2006

Prognostic characteristics of breast cancer among postmenopausal hormone users in a screened population

scientific article published in December 2003

Prospective breast cancer risk prediction model for women undergoing screening mammography

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

Prospective study of physical activity and lung cancer by histologic type in current, former, and never smokers

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Psychometric evaluation of the Brief Cancer Impact Assessment among breast cancer survivors

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Psychometric properties of a tool for measuring hormone-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors

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Public health and the green building industry: partnership opportunities for childhood obesity prevention

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Quality assurance in follow-up and initial treatment for screening mammography programs in 22 countries

scientific article published in December 2002

Race/ethnic variation in serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in US adults

scientific article published on 21 September 2008

Race/ethnicity, physical activity, and quality of life in breast cancer survivors

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Recording of hormone therapy and breast density in breast screening programs: summary and recommendations of the International Cancer Screening Network

scientific article published on 23 April 2010

Relationship of obesity and physical activity with C-peptide, leptin, and insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer survivors

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Reliability and validity of the Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire

scientific article published on 8 March 2006

Religious and spiritual practices and identification among individuals living with cancer and other chronic disease

scientific article published on January 2007

Reproducibility of physical activity recall over fifteen years: longitudinal evidence from the CARDIA study

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Risk factors for self-reported arm lymphedema among female breast cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study

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Role of religiosity and spirituality in complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer survivors in California

scientific article published in September 2008

Sedentary Behavior, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Fatigue Among Breast Cancer Survivors ⬇️

scientific article published on 09 July 2012

Self-Reported Versus Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Biomarkers Among NHANES Youth

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Self-reported and objectively measured activity related to biomarkers using NHANES.

scientific article published in May 2011

Serum vitamin D and breast density in breast cancer survivors

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Sex-specific differences in colon cancer associated with p53 mutations

scientific article published in January 2004

Sleep duration change across breast cancer survivorship: associations with symptoms and health-related quality of life ⬇️

scientific article published on May 13, 2011

Social and physical environments of sports and exercise reported among adults in the American Time Use Survey

scientific article published on 15 July 2008

Structure of dietary measurement error: results of the OPEN biomarker study

scientific article published on July 2003

Technical quality control practices in mammography screening programs in 22 countries

scientific article published in June 2002

The Piper Fatigue Scale-12 (PFS-12): psychometric findings and item reduction in a cohort of breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 30 August 2012

The association between television watching time and all-cause mortality after breast cancer

scientific article published on 02 February 2013

The role of obesity in cancer survival and recurrence

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The roles of support seeking and race/ethnicity in posttraumatic growth among breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on July 2013

The use and perceived benefit of complementary and alternative medicine among Californians with cancer

scientific article published in January 2008

The use of complementary and alternative medicine among california adults with and without cancer

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Trends in Research on Energy Balance Supported by the National Cancer Institute ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2013

Trends in abnormal cancer screening results in the United States of America

scientific article published in January 2007

Trends in the treatment and survival for local and regional cutaneous melanoma in a US population-based study ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

U.S. primary care physicians' diet-, physical activity-, and weight-related care of adult patients

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UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and sulfotransferase polymorphisms, sex hormone concentrations, and tumor receptor status in breast cancer patients

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Urban sprawl, obesity, and cancer mortality in the United States: cross-sectional analysis and methodological challenges

scientific article published on 06 January 2014

Use of the American College of Radiology BI-RADS to report on the mammographic evaluation of women with signs and symptoms of breast disease

scientific article published on February 2002

Using intake biomarkers to evaluate the extent of dietary misreporting in a large sample of adults: the OPEN study

scientific article published in July 2003

Vitamin D insufficiency in a multiethnic cohort of breast cancer survivors

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Weight change and the risk of late-onset breast cancer in the original Framingham cohort

scientific article published in January 2004

Weight cycling and immunocompetence

scientific article published in June 2004

Weight, inflammation, cancer-related symptoms and health related quality of life among breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on July 2013

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