Scientific Meetings

Impact of Racial Differences in Financial Burden on Health-Related Quality of Life.
Year of Publication:
September 20-23, 2019.
Author(s):
Elkins W, Mbah O, Bensen JT, Farnan L, Padilla N, Cykert S, Reeve B, Corbie-Smith G, Samuel C.
Conference Name:
12th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Conference Location:
San Francisco, CA

Mental Health and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship.
Year of Publication:
April 27, 2022
Author(s):
Lenze NR, Bensen JT, Yarbrough WG, Shuman AG.
Conference Name:
AHNS 2022 Annual Meeting at COSM
Conference Location:
Dallas, TX.

Integrating histology and genomics to identify features of the immune microenvironment in prostate cancer.
Year of Publication:
March 30, 2022
Author(s):

Conference Name:
41st IACR Annual Conference
Conference Location:
Cork, Ireland

Insurance Status Does Not Impact Surgical Outcomes at a Large Tertiary Medical Center.
Year of Publication:
March 27, 2018
Author(s):
Pfister A, Perrone N, Gerstel A, Farnan L, Bensen JT, Clark LH, Bae-Jump VL.
Conference Name:
SGO Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer
Conference Location:
New Orleans, LA

Impact of Racial Differences in Financial Burden on Time to Treatment.
Year of Publication:
September 20-23, 2019.
Author(s):
Elkins W, Mbah O, Bensen JT, Farnan L, Padilla N, Cykert S, Reeve B, Corbie-Smith G, Samuel C.
Conference Name:
12th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Conference Location:
San Francisco, CA

Assessing the Role of Dependent Children in Quality of Life Among Patients with Advanced Cancer.
Year of Publication:
November 8-11, 2017
Author(s):
Gettings JL, Farnan L, Bensen JT, Gerstel AA, Park EM.
Conference Name:
64th Annual Meeting, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM)
Conference Location:
Palm Springs, CA

How does family structure and the presence of dependent children affect quality of life in patients with advanced cancer.
Year of Publication:
October 27-28, 2017.
Author(s):
Gettings JL, Farnan L, Bensen JT, Gerstel AA, Park EM.
Conference Name:
2017 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium
Conference Location:
San Diego, CA.

Metabolomics profiling of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded prostate tissues.
Year of Publication:
April 10-15, 2021
Author(s):
Halliday S, Olsson LT, Hamilton A, Ramamoorthy S, Kinchen J, Kirk EL, Farnan L, Gerstel A, Troester MA, Bensen JT, Wobker SE, Allott EH.
Conference Name:
Advances in Prostate Cancer Research (AACR)
Conference Location:
Virtual

Financial Toxicity and Health-Related Quality of Life among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.
Year of Publication:
July 22-25, 2021
Author(s):
Lenze NR, Bensen JT, Yarbrough WG, Zanation, AM.
Conference Name:
Virtual American Head and Neck Society 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
Conference Location:
Virtual

Social Relationships, Inflammation, and Cancer Survival.
Year of Publication:
April 26, 2017
Author(s):
Boen C, Barrow D, Bensen JT, Farnan L, Gerstel A, Hendrix L, Yang CY. Social Relationships, Inflammation, and Cancer Survival.
Conference Name:
2017 NIA-Sponsored Biomarker Network Meeting
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL.

Explaining Racial Disparities in Cancer-Related Pain: Are They Driven by Health Care Access or Social Determinants of Health?
Year of Publication:
July 28, 2020
Author(s):
Elkins W, Mbah O, Bensen JT, Farnan L, Padilla N, Cykert S, Reeve B, Corbie-Smith G, Samuel C.
Conference Name:
2020 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Conference Location:
Virtual July 28, 2020.

The Effect of Body Habitus on the Mononuclear Phagocyte System and the Pharmacology of Carrier-Mediated Agents and Biologics.
Year of Publication:
July 25, 2019
Author(s):
Starling BR, Kumar P, Lucas AT, Barrow D, Farnan L, Hendrix L, Giovinazzo H, Song G, Gehrig P, Bae-Jump V, Bensen JT, Zamboni WC.
Conference Name:
In: Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium.
Conference Location:
Chapel Hill, NC.

Baseline activity level and 30 day surgical complications in gynecologic cancer patients: who is fit for surgery?
Year of Publication:
March 24–27, 2018
Author(s):
Clark LH, Pfister A, Bensen JT, Bae-Jump VL, Doll KM, Barber EL.
Conference Name:
SGO Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer
Conference Location:
New Orleans, LA

Barriers to Care and Health-related Quality of Life Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.
Year of Publication:
April 15-16, 2021
Author(s):
Lenze NR, Bensen JT, Yarbrough WG, Zanation, AM.
Conference Name:
UNC Center for Cancer Survivorship Meeting
Conference Location:
In Virtual Inaugural Center Cancer Survivorship Research Forum, April 15, 2021.

Financial Toxicity Prevalence and Quality Of Life Among Bladder Cancer Patients.
Year of Publication:
March 23, 2017
Author(s):
Casilla−Lennon M, Cho SK, Deal A, Bensen JT, Narang G, Filippou P, McCormick B, Pruthi R, Wallen E, Woods M, Nielsen M.
Conference Name:
81st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (AUA) Meeting
Conference Location:
Austin, TX.

Comorbidity Burden among AYAs in the University of North Carolina Cancer Survivorship Cohort.
Year of Publication:
December 5, 2016
Author(s):
Smitherman AB, Anderson C, Bensen JT, Lux L, Nichols HB.
Conference Name:
Adolescent and Young Adult Global Cancer Congress.
Conference Location:
Edinburgh EH2 2LR UK.

Financial Toxicity Prevalence and Delay in Care Among Bladder Cancer Patients.
Year of Publication:
November 30, 2016
Author(s):
Casilla−Lennon M, Cho SK, Deal AM, Bensen JT, Narang G, Filippou P, McCormick B, Pruthi R, Wallen E, Woods M, Nieslon M, Smith A.
Conference Name:
17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology.
Conference Location:
San Antonio, TX

Health-related quality of life of older adults with cancer: Race, illness and participation in occupation.
Year of Publication:
September 28, 2016
Author(s):
Pergolotti M, Deal AM, Bryant AL, Bensen JT, Williams GR.
Conference Name:
Joint Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA (SS0:USA) and the Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists (CSOS).
Conference Location:
Portland, ME

Urogenital and sexual side effects of endocrine therapy among women with a breast cancer diagnosis.
Year of Publication:
June 16, 2016
Author(s):
Landi SN, Doll KM, Bensen JT, Hendrix L, Anders CK, Wu JM, Nichols HB.
Conference Name:
8th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference - Innovation in a Rapidly Changing Landscape
Conference Location:
Washington, DC

Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Older Women with Breast Cancer (BC).
Year of Publication:
June 3, 2016
Author(s):
Williams GR, Deal AM, Sanoff HK, Pergolotti M, Nyrop K, Shachar SS, Reeve BB, Guerard EJ, Bensen JT, Choi SK, Muss H.
Conference Name:
2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL.

Financial distress among older versus younger adults with cancer.
Year of Publication:
June 3, 2016
Author(s):
Knight G, Deal AM, Muss H, Dusetzina S, Choi SK, Bensen JT, Williams GR.
Conference Name:
. Submitted to 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL

Financial Toxicity in Adults with Cancer: Adverse Outcomes and Potential Areas of Intervention.
Year of Publication:
June 3, 2016
Author(s):
Knight G, Deal AM, Muss H, Dusetzina S, Choi SK, Bensen JT, Williams GR.
Conference Name:
2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL.

Cultural pressures, confidence, and quality of life in women with suspected gynecologic cancer.
Year of Publication:
June 3, 2016
Author(s):
Pergolotti M, Doll KM.
Conference Name:
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL.

Using social networking sites and objective monitoring devices to promote behavior change in cancer survivors.
Year of Publication:
April 15, 2016
Author(s):
Valle CG, Tate DF,
Conference Name:
37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Conference Location:
Washington, DC

The Effect of Surgery on Sexual Function in Women with Suspected Gynecologic Malignancies.
Year of Publication:
April 10, 2016
Author(s):
Bretschneider EC, Bensen JT, Geller EJ, Gehrig PA, Wu JM, Doll KM.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, 42nd Annual Scientific meeting.
Conference Location:
San Diego, CA

Outcomes of a pilot randomized trial of weight gain prevention interventions for African American breast cancer survivors.
Year of Publication:
April 1, 2016
Author(s):
Valle CG, Tate DF
Conference Name:
Society of Behavioral Medicine, 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Conference Location:
Washington, DC

Cancer surgery, complications, and patient-reported outcomes: A single score is not enough
Year of Publication:
2016
Author(s):
Doll KM, Barber EL, Bensen JT, Snavely AC, Bennett A, Reeve WB, Gehrig PA
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) 47th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer
Conference Location:
San Diego, CA

Financial Toxicity Among Surgical Gynecologic Oncology Patients with Private Insurance: Silent Barriers to Care.
Year of Publication:
March 19, 2016
Author(s):
Barber EL, Bensen JT, Snavely AC, Gehrig PA, Doll KM.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), The 47th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.
Conference Location:
San Diego, CA

Demographic Factors Associated with Patient Satisfaction Among Gynecologic Oncology Patients: Who Presents Satisfied?
Year of Publication:
March 19, 2016
Author(s):
Barber EL, Bensen JT, Snavely AC, Gehrig PA, Doll KM.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), The 47th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.
Conference Location:
San Diego, CA

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-regulation Interventions for Weight Gain Prevention in African American Breast Cancer Survivors.
Year of Publication:
November 2, 2015
Author(s):
Valle CG, Crane MM, Tate DF.
Conference Name:
The Obesity Society Annual Meeting
Conference Location:
Los Angeles, CA

Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Older Adults with Cancer: The Potential of a Single Item Screen.
Year of Publication:
June 2, 2015
Author(s):
Pergolotti M, Deal AM, Williams GR, Bensen JT, Bryant AL, Reeve WB, et al.
Conference Name:
2015 ASCO 51st Annual Meeting Illumination & Innovation; transforming data into learning.
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL

Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women Diagnosed with Gynecologic Malignancy.
Year of Publication:
March 28, 2015
Author(s):
Bretschneider EC, Doll KM, Bensen JT, Gehrig PA, Wu JM, Geller EJ.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, 46th Annual Scientific meeting.
Conference Location:
Chicago, IL

Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Women with Gynecologic Malignancies.
Year of Publication:
March 22, 2015
Author(s):
Bretschneider CE, Doll KM, Bensen JT, Gehrig PA, Wu JM, Geller EJ.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) 41st Annual SGS Scientific Meeting
Conference Location:
Orlando, FL

Risk Factors for Fecal Incontinence amongst Patients undergoing Cancer Treatment.
Year of Publication:
July 22, 2014.
Author(s):
Matthews CA, Crane A, Irwin DE, Farnan L, Bensen JT, Whitehead W.
Conference Name:
American Urogynecologic Society Annual Scientific Meeting
Conference Location:
Washington, DC

Preoperative quality of life and surgical outcomes in gynecologic oncology patients: A new predictor of operative risk?
Year of Publication:
March 22, 2014
Author(s):
Doll KM, Snavely AC, Kalinowski AK, Irwin DE, Bensen JT, Bae-Jump VL, Boggess J, Soper J, Brewster W, Gehrig PA.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 45th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer.
Conference Location:
Tampa, FL

Obesity associated with worse quality of life in women with gynecologic malignancies: An opportunity for improving patient centered outcomes.
Year of Publication:
March 22, 2014
Author(s):
Doll KM, Snavely AC, Kalinowski AK, Irwin DE, Bensen JT, Bae-Jump VL, Kim K, Van Le L, Clarke-Pearson D, Gehrig PA.
Conference Name:
Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 45th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer.
Conference Location:
Tampa, FL

Prevalence and Severity of Fecal Incontinence in Patients with Cancer.
Year of Publication:
October 16, 2013
Author(s):
Crane AK, Irwin DI, Farnan L, Bensen J, Matthews CA, Whitehead W.
Conference Name:
American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) 34th Annual Scientific Meeting
Conference Location:
Las Vegas, NV