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The co-occurrence of smoking and alcohol use disorder in a hospital-based population: Applying a multimorbidity framework using geographic information system methods Authors

Characterizing the spatial relationship between smoking status and tobacco retail exposure: Implications for policy development and evaluation

Operationalizing the Population Health Framework: Clinical Characteristics, Social Context, and the Built Environment

Assessing the relationship between fear of cancer recurrence and health care utilization in early-stage breast cancer survivors

Does sharing good news buffer fear of bad news? A daily diary study of fear of cancer recurrence in couples approaching the first mammogram post‐diagnosis

Social constraints and fear of recurrence in couples coping with early stage breast cancer

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in America – accounting for 1 in 3 new cancer diagnoses each year. And while there isn’t a big difference across races in terms of rates of getting breast cancer – there are huge gaps in what happens after diagnosis.In this episode we sit down with Scott Siegel, Ph.D., director of cancer control and population sciences at ChristianaCare, and Dr. Dawn Leonard, chief of ChristianaCare’s division of breast surgery, to discuss that alarming disparity. They shed light on the urgent issues at play, including higher rates of advanced breast cancer and the aggressive triple negative breast cancer prevalent in Delaware. They explain how a victory in eliminating a racial disparity for a completely different form of cancer is spurring the call to action to address breast cancer. And we discuss how success in Delaware could apply nationwide. Scott Siegel, Ph.D., is a psychologist and director of Population Health Research at ChristianaCare. In this role Siegel works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams in the health system and with governments, universities, and community-based organizations to improve population health.Dawn Leonard, MD, FACS, specializes in breast surgery at ChristianaCare. Dr. Leonard joined ChristianaCare with more than 17 years of practice and leadership experience, most recently at Georgetown University Hospital and as the site director at a community hospital with a Regional Breast Health Program. Dr. Leonard has earned multiple recognitions as a “Top Doc” in Breast Surgery and awards for excellence in healthcare, service and scholarship.LinksResearchers Find Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening in Delaware Linked to Race and Geography‘Getting the Village Back Together’: ChristianaCare’s Plan for Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities in DelawareSearching for the Roots of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Where Women LiveBasic Information About Breast Cancer (CDC)Thanks for listening and subscribing! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Solving for Breast Cancer Disparities with Scott Siegel, PhD, and Dr. Dawn Leonard

Scott Siegel, Ph.D., MHCDS is a licensed psychologist and the Director of Cancer Control & Population Sciences within the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute at ChristianaCare. In this role, Dr. Siegel works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams in the health system and with government, academic, and community-based partners to reduce the overall burden of cancer and advance health equity.

Cancer and Behavioral Health

Population Health Research

Behavioral Health Determinants

Psychchology 

Social Health Determinants

Psychosocial Oncology

Research Education

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COVID-19 testing and Population Health Research

Coping After Breast Cancer

Christiana Care doctors examine gene editing to improve patient response to lung cancer treatments

INBRE: funding $18.2 million NIH grant supports Delaware INBRE biomedical research efforts

Scott Siegel

Health care is about more than broken bones and blood pressure readings. Join For the Love of Health hosts Michael Chesney and Megan McGuriman every other Thursday for engaging conversations about fascinating treatments, innovative programs, groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technology. Learn how medical experts are creating health today and delivering the care of tomorrow.

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Director of Cancer Control & Population Sciences

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in America – accounting for 1 in 3 new cancer diagnoses each year. And while there isn’t a big difference across races in terms of rates of getting breast cancer – there are huge gaps in what happens after diagnosis.

In this episode we sit down with Scott Siegel, Ph.D., director of cancer control and population sciences at ChristianaCare, and Dr. Dawn Leonard, chief of ChristianaCare’s division of breast surgery, to discuss that alarming disparity. 

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