Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2006
  • M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1992
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Prevention Research, Family Medicine and Community Health 2008 - 2013
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Using Modifiable Risk Factors to Predict Inferior Care and Survival after Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Novel Approach to Addressing Health Disparities awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
  • A Text-Based Scheduled Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
  • Diet and Hypertension Management in Chronic Kidney Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
  • Evaluating fitness-for-use of Electronic Health Records in Clinical Research awarded by Food and Drug Administration 2019 - 2022
  • SMS scheduled gradual reduction text messages to help pregnant smokers quit awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2019
  • Duke Cancer Institute Application for Administrative Supplement for the P30 Cancer Center Support Grant to Develop Tobacco Cessation Treatment Capacity and Infrastructure for Cancer Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 1997 - 2019
  • Implement SmokeFreeTXT eReferral Program into the Duke Smoking Cessation Program 2019
  • Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention: The textto4gosmokelesstobacco awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
  • En Pareja: A Latino couples intervention to help expectant fathers quit smoking awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2014
  • Smoking Resumption-Prevention in Postpartum Women awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2014
  • IPA - Laura Jane Fish awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2009 - 2011
  • Quit-smoking program for lung cancer patients' families awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2010
  • IPA-Laura Fish awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2007 - 2009
  • Testing Pharmacological Therapies for Pregnant Smokers awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2008
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Laura J. Fish, Linda M. Sutton, Xiaomei Gao, Pauline Lyna, Lynda Owen, Michele L. Patel, and Tamara J. Somers. “A smoking cessation and pain management program for cancer survivors..” J Cancer Surviv 12, no. 6 (December 2018): 821–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-018-0719-3.
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    • Aminsharifi, Alireza, Ariel Schulman, John Anderson, Laura Fish, Kevin Oeffinger, Kevin Shah, Christina Sze, Kae J. Tay, Efrat Tsivian, and Thomas J. Polascik. “Primary care perspective and implementation of a multidisciplinary, institutional prostate cancer screening algorithm embedded in the electronic health record..” Urol Oncol 36, no. 11 (November 2018): 502.e1-502.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2018.07.016.
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    • Coop Gordon, Kristina, Patricia N. E. Roberson, Jessica A. Hughes, Alexander M. Khaddouma, Geeta K. Swamy, Devon Noonan, Alicia M. Gonzalez, Laura Fish, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “The Effects of a Couples-Based Health Behavior Intervention During Pregnancy on Latino Couples' Dyadic Satisfaction Postpartum..” Fam Process 57, no. 3 (September 2018): 629–48. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12354.
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    • Porter, Laura S., Laura Fish, and Karen Steinhauser. “Themes Addressed by Couples With Advanced Cancer During a Communication Skills Training Intervention..” J Pain Symptom Manage 56, no. 2 (August 2018): 252–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.04.004.
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    • Noonan, D., S. Silva, J. Njuru, T. Bishop, L. J. Fish, L. A. Simmons, S. H. Choi, and K. I. Pollak. “Feasibility of a text-based smoking cessation intervention in rural older adults..” Health Educ Res 33, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 81–88. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyx080.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Laura J. Fish, Pauline Lyna, Bercedis L. Peterson, Evan R. Myers, Xiaomei Gao, Geeta K. Swamy, et al. “Efficacy of a Nurse-Delivered Intervention to Prevent and Delay Postpartum Return to Smoking: The Quit for Two Trial..” Nicotine Tob Res 18, no. 10 (October 2016): 1960–66. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw108.
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    • Noonan, Devon, Pauline Lyna, Laura J. Fish, Alicia K. Bilheimer, Kristina C. Gordon, Patricia Roberson, Alicia Gonzalez, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “Unintended Effects of a Smoking Cessation Intervention on Latino Fathers' Binge Drinking In Early Postpartum..” Ann Behav Med 50, no. 4 (August 2016): 622–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9781-0.
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    • Champion, Victoria L., Susan M. Rawl, Sara A. Bourff, Kristen M. Champion, Lisa G. Smith, Adam H. Buchanan, Laura J. Fish, et al. “Randomized trial of DVD, telephone, and usual care for increasing mammography adherence..” J Health Psychol 21, no. 6 (June 2016): 916–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314542817.
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    • Bastian, Lori A., Laura J. Fish, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Karen M. Stechuchak, Steven C. Grambow, and Francis J. Keefe. “Impact of Smoking Cessation on Subsequent Pain Intensity Among Chronically Ill Veterans Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial..” J Pain Symptom Manage 50, no. 6 (December 2015): 822–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.06.012.
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    • Khaddouma, Alexander, Kristina Coop Gordon, Laura J. Fish, Alicia Bilheimer, Alicia Gonzalez, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “Relationships among spousal communication, self-efficacy, and motivation among expectant Latino fathers who smoke..” Health Psychol 34, no. 10 (October 2015): 1038–42. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000224.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Laura J. Fish, Pauline Lyna, Bercedis L. Peterson, Geeta K. Swamy, and Michele D. Levine. “Predictors of pregnant quitters' intention to return to smoking postpartum..” Nicotine Tob Res 17, no. 6 (June 2015): 742–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntu270.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Kathryn I. Pollak, Taneisha S. Scheuermann, Lisa Sanderson Cox, Charu Mathur, and Jasjit S. Ahluwalia. “Comparison of native light daily smokers and light daily smokers who were former heavy smokers..” Nicotine Tob Res 17, no. 5 (May 2015): 546–51. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntu169.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Pauline Lyna, Alicia K. Bilheimer, Kristina C. Gordon, Bercedis L. Peterson, Xiaomei Gao, Geeta K. Swamy, et al. “Efficacy of a couple-based randomized controlled trial to help Latino fathers quit smoking during pregnancy and postpartum: the Parejas trial..” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 24, no. 2 (February 2015): 379–85. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0841.
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    • Khaddouma, A., K. C. Gordon, L. J. Fish, A. Bilheimer, A. Gonzalez, and K. I. Pollak. “Relationships among spousal communication, self-efficacy, and motivation among expectant Latino fathers who smoke.” Health Psychology 34, no. 10 (2015): 1038–42.
    • Gierisch, Jennifer M., and Laura J. Fish. “Capsule commentary on Katz et al., Implementing smoking cessation guidelines for hospitalized veterans: effects on nurse attitudes and performance..” J Gen Intern Med 28, no. 11 (November 2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2503-4.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Pauline Lyna, Alicia Bilheimer, David Farrell, Xiaomei Gao, Geeta K. Swamy, and Laura J. Fish. “A pilot study testing SMS text delivered scheduled gradual reduction to pregnant smokers..” Nicotine Tob Res 15, no. 10 (October 2013): 1773–76. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntt045.
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    • Bastian, Lori A., Laura J. Fish, Bercedis L. Peterson, Andrea K. Biddle, Jennifer Garst, Pauline Lyna, Stephanie Molner, et al. “Assessment of the impact of adjunctive proactive telephone counseling to promote smoking cessation among lung cancer patients' social networks..” Am J Health Promot 27, no. 3 (January 2013): 181–90. https://doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.101122-QUAN-387.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Patricia G. Moorman, Lashawn Wordlaw-Stintson, Adriana Vidal, Jennifer S. Smith, and Cathrine Hoyo. “Factors Associated With Adherence to Follow-up Colposcopy..” Am J Health Educ 44, no. 6 (2013): 293–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2013.838881.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Jennifer M. Gierisch, Karen M. Stechuchak, Steven C. Grambow, Lesley D. Rohrer, and Lori A. Bastian. “Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans..” Addict Behav 37, no. 1 (January 2012): 135–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.08.013.
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    • Bastian, Lori A., Laura J. Fish, Bercedis L. Peterson, Andrea K. Biddle, Jennifer Garst, Pauline Lyna, Stephanie Molner, et al. “Proactive recruitment of cancer patients' social networks into a smoking cessation trial..” Contemp Clin Trials 32, no. 4 (July 2011): 498–504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2011.03.006.
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    • Rohrer, Lesley D., Jennifer M. Gierisch, Laura J. Fish, Jill K. Blakeney, and Lori A. Bastian. “A five-step guide for moving from observational studies to interventional research for women veterans..” Womens Health Issues 21, no. 4 Suppl (July 2011): S98-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2011.05.004.
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    • Bastian, Lori A., Laura J. Fish, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Lesley Rohrer, Karen M. Stechuchak, and Steven Grambow. “COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL OF FAMILY-SUPPORTED SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTION VERSUS STANDARD TELEPHONE COUNSELING FOR CHRONICALLY ILL VETERANS.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 26 (May 1, 2011): S297–S297.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Pauline Lyna, Evan Myers, and Kathryn Pollak. “NEW PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS TO RELYING ON CELL PHONES FOR BEHAVIORAL TRIALS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 41 (April 1, 2011): S118–S118.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Pauline Lyna, Susan Denman, Kristina Gordon, Pilar Rocha, and Kathryn Pollak. “RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF LATINOS IN A COUPLES-BASED SMOKING CESSATION TRIAL.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 41 (April 1, 2011): S118–S118.
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    • Rohrer, L., B. Lynn, M. Hill, L. J. Fish, and L. A. Bastian. “Smoking cessation and adherence,” December 1, 2010, 97–122. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5866-2_5.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Susan Denman, Kristina Coop Gordon, Pauline Lyna, Pilar Rocha, Rebecca N. Brouwer, Laura Fish, and Donald H. Baucom. “Is pregnancy a teachable moment for smoking cessation among US Latino expectant fathers? A pilot study..” Ethn Health 15, no. 1 (2010): 47–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557850903398293.
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    • Pollak, K. I., S. Denman, K. C. Gordon, P. Lyna, P. Rocha, R. N. Brouwer, L. Fish, and D. H. Baucom. “Is pregnancy a teachable moment for smoking cessation among US Latino expectant fathers? A pilot study..” Ethnicity & Health, December 2009, 1–13.
    • Swamy, Geeta K., Jennifer J. Roelands, Bercedis L. Peterson, Laura J. Fish, Cheryl A. Oncken, Pamela K. Pletsch, Evan R. Myers, Paul W. Whitecar, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “Predictors of adverse events among pregnant smokers exposed in a nicotine replacement therapy trial..” Am J Obstet Gynecol 201, no. 4 (October 2009): 354.e1-354.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.006.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Bercedis L. Peterson, Rebecca J. Namenek Brouwer, Pauline Lyna, Cheryl A. Oncken, Geeta K. Swamy, Evan R. Myers, Pamela K. Pletsch, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy among pregnant smokers..” Nicotine Tob Res 11, no. 5 (May 2009): 514–18. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntp032.
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    • Skinner, C. S., J. M. Schildkraut, B. Calingaert, C. Hoyo, S. S. Crankshaw, L. Fish, L. Susswein, C. Jasper, and L. Reid. “Factors associated with African Americans' enrollment in a national cancer genetics registry..” Community Genet 11, no. 4 (2008): 224–33. https://doi.org/10.1159/000116883.
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    • Fish, Laura J., Lori Bastian, and Pauline Lyna. “THEORETICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF A LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS ON DESIRE TO QUIT AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS OF LUNG CANCER PATIENTS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 33 (December 1, 2007): S138–S138.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Cheryl A. Oncken, Isaac M. Lipkus, Pauline Lyna, Geeta K. Swamy, Pamela K. Pletsch, Bercedis L. Peterson, et al. “Nicotine replacement and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in pregnancy..” Am J Prev Med 33, no. 4 (October 2007): 297–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2007.05.006.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Cheryl A. Oncken, Isaac M. Lipkus, Bercedis L. Peterson, Geeta K. Swamy, Pamela K. Pletsch, Pauline Lyna, Rebecca J. Namenek Brouwer, Laura J. Fish, and Evan R. Myers. “Challenges and solutions for recruiting pregnant smokers into a nicotine replacement therapy trial..” Nicotine Tob Res 8, no. 4 (August 2006): 547–54. https://doi.org/10.1080/14622200600789882.
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    • Hahn, Carol A., Laura J. Fish, Renee H. Dunn, and Edward C. Halperin. “Prospective trial of a video educational tool for radiation oncology patients..” Am J Clin Oncol 28, no. 6 (December 2005): 609–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.coc.0000182417.94669.a0.
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    • Matchar, D. B., M. B. Patwardhan, and G. P. Samsa. “Improving adherence with clinical guidelines,” August 21, 2005, 475–89. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410615626.
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    • Bosworth, Hayden B., Lori A. Bastian, Steven C. Grambow, Colleen M. McBride, Celette Sugg Skinner, Laura Fish, Barbara K. Rimer, and Ilene C. Siegler. “Initiation and discontinuation of hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms: results from a community sample..” J Behav Med 28, no. 1 (February 2005): 105–14.
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    • Yarnall, Kimberly S. H., Colleen M. McBride, Pauline Lyna, Laura J. Fish, Diane Civic, Louis Grothaus, and Delia Scholes. “Factors associated with condom use among at-risk women students and nonstudents seen in managed care..” Prev Med 37, no. 2 (August 2003): 163–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0091-7435(03)00109-9.
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    • Scholes, Delia, Colleen M. McBride, Louis Grothaus, Diane Civic, Laura E. Ichikawa, Laura J. Fish, and Kimberly S. Yarnall. “A tailored minimal self-help intervention to promote condom use in young women: results from a randomized trial..” Aids 17, no. 10 (July 4, 2003): 1547–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200307040-00016.
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    • Advani, Anjali S., Benjamin Atkeson, Carrie L. Brown, Bercedis L. Peterson, Laura Fish, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Jon P. Gockerman, and Marc Gautier. “Barriers to the participation of African-American patients with cancer in clinical trials: a pilot study..” Cancer 97, no. 6 (March 2003): 1499–1506. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.11213.
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    • McBride, Colleen M., Kathryn I. Pollak, Jennifer Garst, Francis Keefe, Pauline Lyna, Laura Fish, and Linda Hood. “Distress and motivation for smoking cessation among lung cancer patients' relatives who smoke..” J Cancer Educ 18, no. 3 (2003): 150–56. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15430154JCE1803_08.
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    • Bastian, Lori A., Colleen M. McBride, Laura Fish, Pauline Lyna, David Farrell, Isaac M. Lipkus, Barbara K. Rimer, and Ilene C. Siegler. “Evaluating participants' use of a hormone replacement therapy decision-making intervention..” Patient Educ Couns 48, no. 3 (December 2002): 283–91.
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    • Civic, D., D. Scholes, L. Ichikawa, L. Grothaus, C. M. McBride, K. S. H. Yarnall, and L. Fish. “Ineffective use of condoms among young women in managed care..” Aids Care 14, no. 6 (December 2002): 779–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/0954012021000031859.
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    • McBride, Colleen M., Lori A. Bastian, Susan Halabi, Laura Fish, Isaac M. Lipkus, Hayden B. Bosworth, Barbara K. Rimer, and Ilene C. Siegler. “A tailored intervention to aid decision-making about hormone replacement therapy..” Am J Public Health 92, no. 7 (July 2002): 1112–14. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.92.7.1112.
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    • Porter, Laura S., Francis J. Keefe, Colleen M. McBride, Kathryn Pollak, Laura Fish, and Jennifer Garst. “Perceptions of patients' self-efficacy for managing pain and lung cancer symptoms: correspondence between patients and family caregivers..” Pain 98, no. 1–2 (July 2002): 169–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00042-8.
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    • Lipkus, I. M., M. Kuchibhatla, C. M. McBride, H. B. Bosworth, K. I. Pollak, I. C. Siegler, and B. K. Rimer. “Relationships among breast cancer perceived absolute risk, comparative risk, and worries..” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9, no. 9 (September 2000): 973–75.
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    • Bastian, L. A., C. M. McBride, S. Halabi, L. J. Fish, C. S. Skinner, E. B. Kaplan, H. B. Bosworth, B. K. Rimer, and I. C. Siegler. “Attitudes and Knowledge Associated with being Undecided about Hormone Replacement Therapy: Results from a Community Sample.” Women’S Health Issues 9, no. 6 (November 1999): 330–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1049-3867(99)90001-4.
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  • Book Sections

    • Porter, L. S., L. Fish, and K. Steinhauser. “The elephant in the room: Facilitating illness-related communication among couples with advanced cancer.” In When “We” Are Stressed: A Dyadic Approach to Coping with Stressful Events, 163–82, 2018.

  • Conference Papers

    • Greenup, Rachel A., Christel N. Rushing, Laura J. Fish, Whitney O. Lane, Jeffrey M. Peppercorn, Emily Bellavance, Lisa Tolnitch, et al. “Perspectives on the Costs of Cancer Care: A Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons..” In Ann Surg Oncol, 26:3141–51, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07594-3.
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    • LeBlanc, Thomas W., Laura J. Fish, Catherine T. Bloom, Areej El-Jawahri, Debra M. Davis, Susan C. Locke, Karen E. Steinhauser, and Kathryn I. Pollak. “Patient experiences of acute myeloid leukemia: A qualitative study about diagnosis, illness understanding, and treatment decision-making..” In Psychooncology, 26:2063–68, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4309.
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    • Pollak, Kathryn I., Pauline Lyna, Alicia Bilheimer, David Farrell, Xiaomei Gao, Geeta K. Swamy, and Laura J. Fish. “A PILOT STUDY TESTING SMS-TEXT DELIVERED SCHEDULED GRADUAL REDUCTION TO PROMOTE SMOKING CESSATION AND REDUCTION AMONG PREGNANT SMOKERS.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45:S185–S185. SPRINGER, 2013.
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