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2590

Overview

Jane C. Weeks was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Medicine, with a significant concentration in Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, as well as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their work spanned several key topics including Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology, Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments, Cancer survivorship and care, and Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies.

They published research in various venues, frequently contributing to UNC Libraries, as well as Supportive Care in Cancer and Research Square. Notable recent papers included:

  • Chemotherapy use and patient treatment preferences in advanced colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Does a multidisciplinary menopausal symptoms after cancer clinic reduce symptoms?, 2021, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Does a Multidisciplinary Menopausal Symptoms after Cancer Clinic Reduce Symptoms?, 2021, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Early dissemination of bevacizumab for advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Comparative Effectiveness of Oxaliplatin vs Non-Oxaliplatin-containing Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer, 2020, UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Jane C. Weeks frequently collaborated with other researchers. Their most common co-authors included:

  • Katherine L. Kahn
  • S. Yousuf Zafar
  • Jennifer L. Malin
  • Steven C. Grambow
  • David H. Abbott

The research contributions of Jane C. Weeks spanned multiple disciplines within medical science, with a prominent emphasis on cancer-related studies, particularly colorectal and gastric cancers, treatment efficacy, and patient-centered outcomes such as symptom management and survivorship. Their work also included investigations into menopausal symptom management in cancer patients, linking oncology with endocrine health.

Best Publications

  • 2000 Update of Recommendations for the Use of Hematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors: Evidence-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines*

    Thomas J. Smith;Howard Ozer;Langdon L. Miller;Charles A. Schiffer

  • Symptoms and suffering at the end of life in children with cancer.

    Joanne Wolfe;Holcombe E. Grier;Neil Klar;Sarah B. Levin

  • Relationship Between Cancer Patients' Predictions of Prognosis and Their Treatment Preferences

    Jane Weeks;E. Francis Cook;Steven J. O'Day;Lynn M. Peterson

  • Patients’ Expectations about Effects of Chemotherapy for Advanced Cancer

    Jane C. Weeks;Paul J. Catalano;Angel Cronin;Matthew D. Finkelman

  • Aggressiveness of Cancer Care Near the End of Life: Is It a Quality-of-Care Issue?

    Craig C. Earle;Mary Beth Landrum;Jeffrey M. Souza;Bridget A. Neville

  • Trends in the Aggressiveness of Cancer Care Near the End of Life

    Craig C. Earle;Bridget A. Neville;Mary Beth Landrum;John Z. Ayanian

  • Short-term Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy vs Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Randomized Trial

    Jane C. Weeks;Heidi Nelson;Shari Gelber;Daniel Sargent

  • Identifying Potential Indicators of the Quality of End-of-Life Cancer Care From Administrative Data

    Craig C. Earle;Elyse R. Park;Bonnie Lai;Jane C. Weeks

  • Use of alternative medicine by women with early-stage breast cancer.

    Harold J. Burstein;Shari Gelber;Edward Guadagnoli;Jane C. Weeks

  • End-of-life discussions, goal attainment, and distress at the end of life: predictors and outcomes of receipt of care consistent with preferences.

    Jennifer W. Mack;Jane C. Weeks;Alexi A. Wright;Susan D. Block

  • Quality of informed consent in cancer clinical trials: a cross-sectional survey

    Steven Joffe;Steven Joffe;E Francis Cook;Paul D Cleary;Jeffrey W Clark

  • Clinicopathologic features, patterns of recurrence, and survival among women with triple‐negative breast cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

    Nancy U. Lin;Ann Vanderplas;Melissa E. Hughes;Richard L. Theriault

  • Single-Agent Versus Combination Chemotherapy in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (study 9730)

    Rogerio C. Lilenbaum;James E. Herndon;Marcy A. List;Chris Desch

  • Associations Between End-of-Life Discussion Characteristics and Care Received Near Death: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Jennifer W. Mack;Angel Cronin;Nancy L. Keating;Nathan Taback

  • Decision analysis - Effects of prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy on life expectancy among women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

    Deborah Schrag;Karen M. Kuntz;Judy E. Garber;Jane C. Weeks

  • Outcomes of cancer treatment for technology assessment and cancer treatment guidelines

    John Fetting;Paul Anderson;Harrison Ball;John Benear

  • Understanding of prognosis among parents of children who died of cancer: impact on treatment goals and integration of palliative care.

    Joanne Wolfe;Neil Klar;Holcombe E. Grier;Janet Duncan

  • Quality of informed consent: a new measure of understanding among research subjects

    Steven Joffe;E. Francis Cook;Paul D. Cleary;Jeffrey W. Clark

  • Hepatic Arterial Infusion Versus Systemic Therapy for Hepatic Metastases From Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Trial of Efficacy, Quality of Life, and Molecular Markers (CALGB 9481)

    Nancy E. Kemeny;Donna Niedzwiecki;Donna R. Hollis;Heinz-Josef Lenz

  • End-of-life care discussions among patients with advanced cancer: a cohort study.

    Jennifer W. Mack;Angel Cronin;Nathan Taback;Haiden A. Huskamp

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen B. Edge
Stephen B. Edge Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Katherine L. Kahn
Katherine L. Kahn University of California, Los Angeles
Richard L. Theriault
Richard L. Theriault The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Deborah Schrag
Deborah Schrag Harvard University
Karen M. Kuntz
Karen M. Kuntz University of Minnesota
Nancy L. Keating
Nancy L. Keating Harvard University
Milton C. Weinstein
Milton C. Weinstein Harvard University
Craig C. Earle
Craig C. Earle University of Toronto
Eric P. Winer
Eric P. Winer Yale University
Stuart R. Lipsitz
Stuart R. Lipsitz Brigham and Women's Hospital

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