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. Langlais CS, Graff RE, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Neuhaus J, Tabung FK, Cowan JE, Broering JM, Carroll P, Chan JM. Postdiagnostic Inflammatory, Hyperinsulinemic, and Insulin-Resistant Diets and Lifestyles and the Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression and Mortality. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 Sep 02; 31(9):1760-1768.  View on PubMed
  2. Gupta N, Patel HD, Taylor J, Borin JF, Jacobsohn K, Kenfield SA, Eggener SE, Price C, Davuluri M, Byrne N, Bivalacqua TJ, Loeb S. Systematic review of the impact of a plant-based diet on prostate cancer incidence and outcomes. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Jul 05.  View on PubMed
  3. Plym A, Zhang Y, Stopsack KH, Delcoigne B, Wiklund F, Haiman C, Kenfield SA, Kibel AS, Giovannucci E, Penney KL, Mucci LA. A Healthy Lifestyle in Men at Increased Genetic Risk for Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol. 2022 May 27.  View on PubMed
  4. Yang H, Breyer BN, Rimm EB, Giovannucci E, Loeb S, Kenfield SA, Bauer SR. Plant-based diet index and erectile dysfunction in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. BJU Int. 2022 Apr 28.  View on PubMed
  5. Rock CL, Thomson CA, Sullivan KR, Howe CL, Kushi LH, Caan BJ, Neuhouser ML, Bandera EV, Wang Y, Robien K, Basen-Engquist KM, Brown JC, Courneya KS, Crane TE, Garcia DO, Grant BL, Hamilton KK, Hartman SJ, Kenfield SA, Martinez ME, Meyerhardt JA, Nekhlyudov L, Overholser L, Patel AV, Pinto BM, Platek ME, Rees-Punia E, Spees CK, Gapstur SM, McCullough ML. American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022 05; 72(3):230-262.  View on PubMed
  6. Loeb S, Fu BC, Bauer SR, Pernar CH, Chan JM, Van Blarigan EL, Giovannucci EL, Kenfield SA, Mucci LA. Association of plant-based diet index with prostate cancer risk. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 03 04; 115(3):662-670.  View on PubMed
  7. Kenfield SA, Chan JM. More evidence that physical activity is beneficial for prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Sep; 25(3):383-384.  View on PubMed
  8. Kim JS, Taaffe DR, Galvão DA, Hart NH, Gray E, Ryan CJ, Kenfield SA, Saad F, Newton RU. Exercise in advanced prostate cancer elevates myokine levels and suppresses in-vitro cell growth. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 03; 25(1):86-92.  View on PubMed
  9. Chan H, Van Loon K, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Mitchell E, Zhang L, Paciorek A, Joseph G, Laffan A, Atreya C, Fukuoka Y, Miaskowski C, Meyerhardt JA, Venook AP, Van Blarigan EL. Quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors participating in a pilot randomized controlled trial of physical activity trackers and daily text messages. Support Care Cancer. 2022 May; 30(5):4557-4564.  View on PubMed
  10. Van Blarigan EL, Dhruva A, Atreya CE, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Milloy A, Kim I, Steiding P, Laffan A, Zhang L, Piawah S, Fukuoka Y, Miaskowski C, Hecht FM, Kim MO, Venook AP, Van Loon K. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Physical Activity Tracker and Text Messages to Promote Physical Activity During Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Smart Pace II). JMIR Cancer. 2022 Jan 11; 8(1):e31576.  View on PubMed
  11. Langlais CS, Chen YH, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Kessler ER, Daniel K, Ramsdill JW, Beer TM, Graff RE, Paich K, Chan JM, Winters-Stone KM. Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer Survivors Participating in a Remotely Delivered Web-Based Behavioral Intervention Pilot Randomized Trial. Integr Cancer Ther. 2022 Jan-Dec; 21:15347354211063500.  View on PubMed
  12. Wang EY, Breyer BN, Lee AW, Rios N, Oni-Orisan A, Steinman MA, Sim I, Kenfield SA, Bauer SR. Perceptions of Older Men Using a Mobile Health App to Monitor Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Tamsulosin Side Effects: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2021 Dec 24; 8(4):e30767.  View on PubMed
  13. Lee AW, Kenfield SA, Wang EY, Enriquez A, Oni-Orisan A, Steinman MA, Sim I, Breyer BN, Bauer SR. Tracking Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Tamsulosin Side Effects Among Older Men Using a Mobile App (PERSONAL): Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Dec 10; 5(12):e30762.  View on PubMed
  14. Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Panchal N, Bang A, Zhang L, Graff RE, Chen YH, Ryan CJ, Luke A, Newton RU, Tenggara I, Schultz B, Wang E, Lavaki E, Zuniga K, Pinto N, Borno H, Aggarwal R, Friedlander T, Koshkin VS, Harzstark A, Small E, Chan JM. Feasibility, safety, and acceptability of a remotely monitored exercise pilot CHAMP: A Clinical trial of High-intensity Aerobic and resistance exercise for Metastatic castrate-resistant Prostate cancer. Cancer Med. 2021 11; 10(22):8058-8070.  View on PubMed
  15. Thomas R, Kenfield SA, Yanagisawa Y, Newton RU. Why exercise has a crucial role in cancer prevention, risk reduction and improved outcomes. Br Med Bull. 2021 09 10; 139(1):100-119.  View on PubMed
  16. Bauer SR, Kenfield SA, Sorensen M, Subak LL, Phelan S, Gupta LR, Chen B, Suskind AM, Park AJ, Iglesia C, Gass M, Hohensee C, Breyer BN. Physical Activity, Diet, and Incident Urinary Incontinence in Postmenopausal Women: Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 08 13; 76(9):1600-1607.  View on PubMed
  17. Bauer SR, Harrison SL, Cawthon PM, Senders A, Kenfield SA, Suskind AM, McCulloch CE, Covinsky K, Marshall LM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group. Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Older Men. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 Aug 10.  View on PubMed
  18. Pollock Y, Zhang L, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Rodvelt T, Rabow M, Macaire G, Weinberg R, Topp K, Friedlander T, Lin A, Fong L, Kim W, Ma B, Hough J, Lee M, Paciorek A, Ryan CJ, Chan JM, Small E, Aggarwal R. A multidisciplinary team-based approach with lifestyle modification and symptom management to address the impact of androgen deprivation therapy in prostate cancer: A randomized phase II study. Urol Oncol. 2021 10; 39(10):730.e9-730.e15.  View on PubMed
  19. Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Snowberg K, Abbott M, Borno HT, Chang SM, Chen LM, Cohen B, Cooper BA, Hammer MJ, Kenfield SA, Kober KM, Laffan A, Levine JD, Pozzar R, Rhoads K, Tsai KK, Van Blarigan EL, Van Loon K. Loneliness and symptom burden in oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer. 2021 09 01; 127(17):3246-3253.  View on PubMed
  20. Langlais CS, Chan JM, Kenfield SA, Cowan JE, Graff RE, Broering JM, Carroll P, Van Blarigan EL. Post-diagnostic coffee and tea consumption and risk of prostate cancer progression by smoking history. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Jun; 32(6):635-644.  View on PubMed

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