Dana Bovbjerg

Dana Bovbjerg

Program: Biobehavioral Cancer Control

412-623-7771 bovbjergdh@upmc.edu University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Hillman Cancer Center 5115 Centre Avenue, Suite 140
Pittsburgh, , PA 15232-1301

Summary

Interdisciplinary studies of: biobehavioral factors in cancer; the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and biological consequences of breast cancer risk; the contribution of biobehavioral factors to side effects of medical treatments (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) and interventions that may ameliorate those effects; interactions between psychological and genetic factors in persistent smoking behavior; and, psychological influences on cancer screening decisions.

Research Interests and Keywords

  • Biobehavioral factors in cancer
  • cancer diagnosis
  • cancer risk
  • cancer screening
  • psychological factors in cancer
  • smoking behavior

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