
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
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