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Wendy Demark-Wahnefried is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Oncology, encompassing 81 publications, as well as work related to Physiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their scholarly work include cancer survivorship and care, nutrition and health in aging, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, cancer risks and factors, lymphatic system and diseases, urban green space and health, and complementary and alternative medicine studies.

Recent notable publications by Wendy Demark-Wahnefried include:

  • Exercise, Diet, and Weight Management During Cancer Treatment: ASCO Guideline, 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • NCCN Guidelines Insights: Survivorship, Version 2.2020, 2020, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Strategies to Prevent or Remediate Cancer and Treatment-Related Aging, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Survivorship, Version 1.2023, 2023, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Differences in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Among Women Residing in Urban and Rural Communities in the United States, 2021, JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors of Wendy Demark-Wahnefried include:

  • Dori Pekmezi, with 22 joint publications
  • Laura Q. Rogers, with 22 joint publications
  • Robert A. Oster, with 21 joint publications
  • Maria Pisu, with 16 joint publications
  • Monica L. Baskin, with 14 joint publications

The publications appear most frequently in the following venues:

  • Nutrients (10 publications)
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (7 publications)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (7 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Cancer (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • American College of Sports Medicine roundtable on exercise guidelines for cancer survivors.

    Kathryn H. Schmitz;Kerry S. Courneya;Charles Matthews;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

  • Nutrition and physical activity guidelines for cancer survivors.

    Cheryl L. Rock;Colleen Doyle;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer with Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Tim Byers;Colleen Doyle;Elisa V. Bandera

  • American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Colleen Doyle;Marji McCullough;Cheryl L. Rock

  • Riding the Crest of the Teachable Moment: Promoting Long-Term Health After the Diagnosis of Cancer

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Noreen M. Aziz;Julia H. Rowland;Bernardine M. Pinto

  • Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices

    Colleen Doyle;Lawrence H. Kushi;Tim Byers;Kerry S. Courneya

  • Current health behaviors and readiness to pursue life-style changes among men and women diagnosed with early stage prostate and breast carcinomas.

    R.D. Wendy Demark-Wahnefried Ph.D.;Bercedis Peterson;Colleen McBride;Isaac Lipkus

  • Changes in Weight, Body Composition, and Factors Influencing Energy Balance Among Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Bercedis L. Peterson;Eric P. Winer;Lawrence Marks

  • Effects of home-based diet and exercise on functional outcomes among older, overweight long-term cancer survivors: RENEW: a randomized controlled trial.

    Miriam C. Morey;Denise C. Snyder;Richard Sloane;Harvey Jay Cohen

  • “Nutrition and Survival after the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: A Review of the Evidence”

    Cheryl L. Rock;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

  • American society of clinical oncology position statement on obesity and cancer

    Jennifer A. Ligibel;Catherine M. Alfano;Kerry S. Courneya;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

  • Fruit and vegetable consumption and prevention of cancer: the Black Churches United for Better Health project.

    Marci Kramish Campbell;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Michael Symons;William D. Kalsbeek

  • Main outcomes of the FRESH START trial: a sequentially tailored, diet and exercise mailed print intervention among breast and prostate cancer survivors.

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Elizabeth C. Clipp;Isaac M. Lipkus;David Lobach

  • Updated evidence in support of diet and exercise interventions in cancer survivors.

    Dorothy W. Pekmezi;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

  • Meta-analysis of the effects of flaxseed interventions on blood lipids

    An Pan;Danxia Yu;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Oscar H. Franco

  • Influences of diet and the gut microbiome on epigenetic modulation in cancer and other diseases

    Bidisha Paul;Stephen Barnes;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Casey Morrow

  • Lifestyle Intervention Development Study to Improve Physical Function in Older Adults With Cancer: Outcomes From Project LEAD

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Elizabeth C. Clipp;Miriam C. Morey;Carl F. Pieper

  • Promoting Health and Physical Function Among Cancer Survivors: Potential for Prevention and Questions That Remain

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Bernardine M. Pinto;Ellen R. Gritz

  • The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Elizabeth A. Platz;Jennifer A. Ligibel;Cindy K. Blair

  • PILOT STUDY OF DIETARY FAT RESTRICTION AND FLAXSEED SUPPLEMENTATION IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER BEFORE SURGERY: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS ON HORMONAL LEVELS, PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN, AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;David T Price;Thomas J Polascik;Cary N Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey J. Cohen
Harvey J. Cohen Duke University
Kerry S. Courneya
Kerry S. Courneya University of Alberta
Cheryl L. Rock
Cheryl L. Rock University of California, San Diego
Lee W. Jones
Lee W. Jones Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Isaac M. Lipkus
Isaac M. Lipkus Duke University
William E. Kraus
William E. Kraus Duke University
Robin T. Vollmer
Robin T. Vollmer Duke University
Phyllis C. Zee
Phyllis C. Zee Northwestern University
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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