Research Funding

  • August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2022 - Impact of Web-Based Lifestyle Interventions on Prostate Cancer Prognosis , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA207749
  • September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2020 - A Randomized Clinical Trial of Exercise for Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21CA184605

Education

BS, 2000, Physiological Science, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
MS, 2003, Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
ScD, 2006, Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Honors & Awards

  • 2003
    Harvard School of Public Health Teaching Assistant Award
  • 2003-05
    Association of Schools of Public Health and Legacy Foundation STEP-UP Award Fellowship - pre-doctoral
  • 2005-06
    NIH Research and Career Development Award in Nutritional Epidemiology of Cancer - pre-doctoral
  • 2006-09
    NIH Research and Career Development Award in Nutritional Epidemiology of Cancer andCancer Epidemiology - post-doctoral
  • 2008
    American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award
  • 2012
    Michael Milken Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award

Selected Publications

  1. Wang A, Van Blarigan EL, Cheng I, Chan JM, Wan P, Park SY, Xiong W, Hamilton AS, Chen F, Le Marchand L, Wilkens LR, Conti DV, Kenfield SA, Haiman CA. Race and Ethnicity, Lifestyle, Diet, and Survival in Patients With Prostate Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 03; 8(2):e2460785.  View on PubMed
  2. Van Blarigan EL, McKinley MA, Washington SL, Cooperberg MR, Kenfield SA, Cheng I, Gomez SL. Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2456825.  View on PubMed
  3. Umlauff L, Kenfield SA, Newton RU, Hart NH, Saad F, Courneya KS, Greenwood R, Bloch W, INTERVAL-GAP4 Steering Committee/Coordinating Centres Members/Protocol Development Working Group Mem, Schumann M. Meeting Aerobic Physical Activity Guidelines and Associations With Physical Fitness in Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Baseline Results of the Multicentre INTERVAL-GAP4 Trial. Cancer Med. 2024 Dec; 13(23):e70261.  View on PubMed
  4. Colomer-Lahiguera S, Pozzar RA, Cooper BA, Paul SM, Snowberg K, Kenfield SA, Chang SM, Abbott M, Van Blarigan EL, Levine JD, Eicher M, Hammer MJ, Miaskowski C. Worse Psychological Profiles Are Associated With Higher Levels of Stress and Symptom Burden in Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2024 Oct 17; 51(6):529-546.  View on PubMed
  5. Loeb S, Robbins R, Sanchez-Nolasco T, Byrne N, Ruan A, Rivera A, Gupta N, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Van Blarigan EL, Carter P, Jean-Louis G, Orstad SL. Sleep and health improvement programme (SHIP) for patients with prostate cancer and caregivers. BJUI Compass. 2024 Oct; 5(10):976-985.  View on PubMed
  6. Gu C, Belarmino A, Kenfield SA, Nolte D, Civello D, Smith JF, Honig S, Mehta A, Punjani N, Lerner LB. Postvasectomy Semen Analysis Compliance With Utilization of a Mail-In Semen Analysis Kit. J Urol. 2024 Dec; 212(6):899-906.  View on PubMed
  7. Liu VN, Van Blarigan EL, Zhang L, Graff RE, Loeb S, Langlais CS, Cowan JE, Carroll PR, Chan JM, Kenfield SA. Plant-Based Diets and Disease Progression in Men With Prostate Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 05 01; 7(5):e249053.  View on PubMed
  8. Loeb S, Hua Q, Bauer SR, Kenfield SA, Morgans AK, Chan JM, Van Blarigan EL, Shreves AH, Mucci LA. Plant-based diet associated with better quality of life in prostate cancer survivors. Cancer. 2024 May 01; 130(9):1618-1628.  View on PubMed
  9. Braun AE, Chan JM, Neuhaus J, Cowan JE, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Tenggara I, Broering JM, Simko JP, Carroll PR, Cooperberg MR. The impact of genomic biomarkers on a clinical risk prediction model for upgrading/upstaging among men with favorable-risk prostate cancer. Cancer. 2024 May 15; 130(10):1766-1772.  View on PubMed
  10. Wang EY, Armas-Phan M, Meng MV, Loeb S, Kenfield SA, Porten SP. Wake-Up Call to Address Sleep Health in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Underappreciated Contributor to Poor Quality of Life. Bladder Cancer. 2023; 9(4):323-326.  View on PubMed
  11. Andemeskel G, Palmer NR, Pasick R, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Graff RE, Shaw M, Yu W, Sanchez M, Hernandez R, Washington SL, Shariff-Marco S, Rhoads KF, Chan JM. Engaging communities to inform the development of a diverse cohort of cancer survivors: formative research for the eat move sleep study (EMOVES). Res Involv Engagem. 2023 Dec 11; 9(1):117.  View on PubMed
  12. Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Olshen A, Panchal N, Encabo K, Tenggara I, Graff RE, Bang AS, Shinohara K, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Jones LW, Winters-Stone K, Luke A, Chan JM. Effect of a Home-based Walking Intervention on Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Quality of Life Among Men with Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: The Active Surveillance Exercise Randomized Controlled Trial. Eur Urol Oncol. 2024 Jun; 7(3):519-526.  View on PubMed
  13. Kenfield SA, Chan JM. Meeting Exercise Recommendations Is Beneficial for Cancer Survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Nov 10; 41(32):4965-4967.  View on PubMed
  14. Xiong F, Dai Q, Zhang S, Bent S, Tahir P, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Schmajuk G, Graff RE. Diabetes and incidence of breast cancer and its molecular subtypes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024 Jan; 40(1):e3709.  View on PubMed
  15. Kyaw TS, Upadhyay V, Tolstykh I, Van Loon K, Laffan A, Stanfield D, Gempis D, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Piawah S, Atreya CE, Ng K, Venook A, Kidder W, Turnbaugh PJ, Van Blarigan EL. Variety of Fruit and Vegetables and Alcohol Intake are Associated with Gut Microbial Species and Gene Abundance in Colorectal Cancer Survivors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 09; 118(3):518-529.  View on PubMed
  16. Liu VN, Zuniga KB, Paciorek A, Zhang L, Chan JM, Carroll PR, Van Loon K, Laffan A, Venook A, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA. Barriers and confidence among colorectal and prostate cancer survivors participating in two behavioral intervention studies. Support Care Cancer. 2023 Jul 10; 31(8):453.  View on PubMed
  17. Xiong F, Wang J, Nierenberg JL, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Schmajuk G, Huang CY, Graff RE. Diabetes mellitus and risk of breast cancer: a large-scale, prospective, population-based study. Br J Cancer. 2023 09; 129(4):648-655.  View on PubMed
  18. Wang EY, Borno HT, Washington Iii SL, Friedlander T, Zhang S, Trejo E, Van Blarigan EL, Chan JM, Shariff-Marco S, Beatty AL, Kenfield SA. Engaging Men of Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups With Advanced Prostate Cancer in the Design of an mHealth Diet and Exercise Intervention: Focus Group Study. JMIR Cancer. 2023 Jun 01; 9:e45432.  View on PubMed
  19. Langlais CS, Graff RE, Van Blarigan EL, Neuhaus JM, Cowan JE, Broering JM, Carroll P, Kenfield SA, Chan JM. Post-diagnostic health behaviour scores and risk of prostate cancer progression and mortality. Br J Cancer. 2023 08; 129(2):346-355.  View on PubMed
  20. Savoie MB, Paciorek A, Van Loon K, Anwar M, Atreya CE, Johnson PC, Kenfield SA, Laffan A, Levin AO, Smith JF, Stanfield D, Venook A, Zhang L, Van Blarigan EL, Rowen T. Sexual function remains persistently low in women after treatment for colorectal cancer and anal squamous cell carcinoma. J Sex Med. 2023 03 31; 20(4):439-446.  View on PubMed

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