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Overview

Jamie S. Ostroff is a researcher affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States, with a primary focus on medicine. Their work spans various subfields including oncology, physiology, general health professions, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their research topics include:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Family Support in Illness

Ostroff has contributed numerous publications, with notable frequent venues including:

  • JCO Oncology Practice
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer
  • Translational Behavioral Medicine

Among their recent papers are:

  • Effect of Sustained Smoking Cessation Counseling and Provision of Medication vs Shorter-term Counseling and Medication Advice on Smoking Abstinence in Patients Recently Diagnosed With Cancer, 2020, JAMA
  • Rapid Deployment of Virtual Mind-Body Interventions During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Implications for Future Care, 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Oncology Care Provider Training in Empathic Communication Skills to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma, 2020, CHEST Journal
  • Lung Cancer Stigma: Does Smoking History Matter?, 2020, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Tobacco-Related Disparities Viewed Through the Lens of Intersectionality, 2021, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Frequent co-authors in Ostroff's research include Elyse R. Park, Lisa Carter-Harris, Smita C. Banerjee, Timothy J. Williamson, and Andrew L. Salner. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to a substantial output in their areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Posttraumatic growth after breast cancer: patient, partner, and couple perspectives.

    Sharon Manne;Jamie Ostroff;Gary Winkel;Lori Goldstein

  • A population-based estimate of the prevalence of behavioral risk factors among adult cancer survivors and noncancer controls.

    Elliot J. Coups;Jamie S. Ostroff

  • Cancer‐related relationship communication in couples coping with early stage breast cancer

    Sharon L. Manne;Jamie S. Ostroff;Tina R. Norton;Kevin Fox

  • The Interpersonal Process Model of Intimacy: The Role of Self-Disclosure, Partner Disclosure, and Partner Responsiveness in Interactions Between Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners.

    Sharon Manne;Jamie Ostroff;Christine Rini;Kevin Fox

  • Couples' Support-Related Communication, Psychological Distress, and Relationship Satisfaction Among Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer.

    Sharon Manne;Marne Sherman;Stephanie Ross;Jamie Ostroff

  • The role of cancer worry in cancer screening: A theoretical and empirical review of the literature

    Jennifer L. Hay;Tamara R. Buckley;Jamie S. Ostroff

  • Impact of provider-patient communication on cancer screening adherence: A systematic review.

    Emily B. Peterson;Jamie S. Ostroff;Katherine N. DuHamel;Thomas A. D'Agostino

  • Protective buffering and psychological distress among couples coping with breast cancer: The moderating role of relationship satisfaction.

    Sharon L Manne;Tina R Norton;Jamie S Ostroff;Gary Winkel

  • Partner unsupportive responses, avoidant coping, and distress among women with early stage breast cancer: patient and partner perspectives.

    Sharon L. Manne;Jamie Ostroff;Gary Winkel;Generosa Grana

  • Smoking Cessation Following CT Screening for Early Detection of Lung Cancer

    Jamie S. Ostroff;Natasha Buckshee;Carol A. Mancuso;David F. Yankelevitz

  • Electronic cigarette use among patients with cancer: Characteristics of electronic cigarette users and their smoking cessation outcomes

    Sarah P. Borderud;Yuelin Li;Jack E. Burkhalter;Christine E. Sheffer

  • Couple-focused group intervention for women with early stage breast cancer.

    Sharon L. Manne;Jamie S. Ostroff;Gary Winkel;Kevin Fox

  • Stigma among patients with lung cancer: A patient-reported measurement model

    Heidi A. Hamann;Jamie S. Ostroff;Emily G. Marks;David E. Gerber

  • Lives in a balance: perceived family functioning and the psychosocial adjustment of adolescent cancer survivors.

    Douglas S. Rait;Jamie S. Ostroff;Karolyn Smith;David F. Cella

  • Multilevel Opportunities to Address Lung Cancer Stigma across the Cancer Control Continuum.

    Heidi A. Hamann;Elizabeth S. Ver Hoeve;Lisa Carter-Harris;Jamie L. Studts

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing the Effect of Nicotine Versus Placebo Electronic Cigarettes on Smoking Reduction Among Young Adult Smokers

    Tuo Yen Tseng;Jamie S. Ostroff;Alena Campo;Meghan Gerard

  • Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Clinical Trials. SCALE (Smoking Cessation within the Context of Lung Cancer Screening) Collaboration

    Anne M. Joseph;Alexander J. Rothman;Daniel Almirall;Abbie Begnaud

  • Physical Activity among Lung Cancer Survivors: Changes across the Cancer Trajectory and Associations with Quality of Life

    Elliot J. Coups;Bernard J. Park;Marc B. Feinstein;Richard M. Steingart

  • Oral cancer knowledge, risk factors and characteristics of subjects in a large oral cancer screening program.

    Gustavo D. Cruz;Racquel Z. Le Geros;Jamie S. Ostroff;Jennifer L. Hay

  • Anxiety, Depressive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders Among Mothers of Pediatric Survivors of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Sharon Manne;Katherine DuHamel;Jamie Ostroff;Susan Parsons

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon L. Manne
Sharon L. Manne Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Katherine N. DuHamel
Katherine N. DuHamel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Yuelin Li
Yuelin Li Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
William H. Redd
William H. Redd Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Catherine E. Mosher
Catherine E. Mosher Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Thomas H. Brandon
Thomas H. Brandon University of South Florida
Jimmie C. Holland
Jimmie C. Holland Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Kathryn Greene
Kathryn Greene Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Valerie W. Rusch
Valerie W. Rusch Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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