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Title: Exploring the Effects of Being a Peer Educator on African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Author: Rouse, Melanie
Date Created: 2013
Description: ABSTRACTMELANIE J. ROUSE. Exploring the effects of being a peer educator on African American breast cancer survivors. (Under the direction of DRS. A. SUZANNE BOYD and DEE BALDWIN)Efforts to reduce breast cancer-related health disparities amongst A...

Title: FACTORS SHED BY BREAST TUMOR CELLS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA CONVERTING ENZYME ACTIVITIES, AND THE GENERATION OF PRO-TUMOR MACROPHAGES
Author: Rego, Stephen
Date Created: 2013
Description: The role of the tumor microenvironment, especially of tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), in the progression and metastatic spread of breast cancer is well established. TAMs are activated in the breast tumor microenvironment to express primarily ...

Title: Inflammasome-driven IL-1ß and IL-18 cytokine signaling between macrophages and cancer cells within the breast tumor microenvironment
Author: Suryaprakash, Deepika
Date Created: 2018
Description: Breast cancer especially triple-negative breast cancer remains deadly, despite detection, monitoring and therapeutic advances. Indeed, aggressive breast cancers metastasize to tissues including the brain, bones, and lungs. Metastasis is favored by...

Title: Looking at the Silver Lining:Posttraumatic Growth in Young Breast Cancer Survivors
Author: Triplett, Kelli
Date Created: 2013
Description: This study examined negative and positive experiences reported by a sample of young breast cancer survivors (N = 87; ages 25-45) at approximately 12 months post-diagnosis. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted including utilization ...

Title: Microwave power imaging for ultra-wide band early breast cancer detection
Author: Shao, Wenyi
Date Created: 2012
Description: Due to the critical need for complementary or/and alternative modalities to current X-ray mammography for early-stage breast cancer detection, a 3D active microwave imaging system has been developed. This thesis presents a detailed method for rapi...

Title: Microwave power imaging for ultra-wide band early breast cancer detection
Author: Shao, Wenyi
Date Created: 2012
Description: Due to the critical need for complementary or/and alternative modalities to current X-ray mammography for early-stage breast cancer detection, a 3D active microwave imaging system has been developed. This thesis presents a detailed method for rapi...

Title: PATIENT AND PROVIDER LEVEL PREDICTORS OF BREAST SURGEONS’ PRACTICE STYLES AND MODALITY APPROACHES FOR MASTECTOMY PROCEDURES
Author: Shahbazi, Sara
Date Created: 2017
Description: ABSTRACTSARA SHAHBAZI. Patient and Provider Level Predictors of Breast Surgeons’ Practice Styles and Modality Approaches for Mastectomy Procedures(Under the direction of DR. LARISSA R. BRUNNER HUBER)Background: Breast cancer surgery, including mas...

Title: Periostin and TGFBI in Breast Cancer Progression
Author: Phelps, Michelle
Date Created: 2015
Description: Dynamic interactions between cancer cells, supportive stromal cells, the extracellular matrix (ECM), and the immune system are critical to breast cancer progression. Periostin is an ECM protein correlated to poor outcomes in breast cancer. Periost...

Title: Periostin and TGFBI in Breast Cancer Progression
Author: Phelps, Michelle
Date Created: 2015
Description: Dynamic interactions between cancer cells, supportive stromal cells, the extracellular matrix (ECM), and the immune system are critical to breast cancer progression. Periostin is an ECM protein correlated to poor outcomes in breast cancer. Periost...