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Oxana Palesh

TitleAdjunct Assistant Professor
InstitutionSchool of Medicine and Dentistry
DepartmentRadiation Oncology
AddressUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 647
Rochester NY 14642
 
 Awards And Honors
1990 - 1993Academic Scholarship  | Moscow State Pedagogical University
1993 - 1994Eastern European Scholarship  | Brigham Young University
1995     International Dean List  | Brigham Young University
1996     Research & Creative Activities Scholarship Award  | Brigham Young University
1999     Student Travel Scholarship  | AAPB Thirtieth Anniversary Annual Conference
2002 - 2005Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award  | National Institutes of Health
2002 - 2004Levinson Fellowship  | Stanford University School of Medicine
2002     Outstanding Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology Award  | Alliant International University
2005 - 2006Supplemental Grant Award  | National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Aging
2006 - 2010Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award  | National Institutes of Health
2006 - 2008Cancer Control & Prevention Fellow  | National Cancer Institute
2008     Young Investigator Award  | Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
2008     Merit Award  | American Society of Clinical Oncology
2009     Summer Distinguished Fellow  | National Institutes of Health
2009     Young Investigator Award  | Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
2009     Honorable Mention Poster Award  | American Society of Preventive Oncology
 
 Selected Publications
  • Palesh O, Koopman C. Breast cancer: Post-traumatic stress disorder-prevalent and persistent. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2013 May; 10(5):252-4.
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  • Holland JC, Andersen B, Breitbart WS, Buchmann LO, Compas B, Deshields TL, Dudley MM, Fleishman S, Fulcher CD, Greenberg DB, Greiner CB, Handzo GF, Hoofring L, Hoover C, Jacobsen PB, Kvale E, Levy MH, Loscalzo MJ, McAllister-Black R, Mechanic KY, Palesh O, Pazar JP, Riba MB, Roper K, Valentine AD, Wagner LI, Zevon MA, McMillian NR, Freedman-Cass DA. Distress management. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2013 Feb 1; 11(2):190-209.
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  • Lavigne JE, Heckler C, Mathews JL, Palesh O, Kirshner JJ, Lord R, Jacobs A, Amos E, Morrow GR, Mustian K. A randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trial of gabapentin 300 versus 900 mg versus placebo for anxiety symptoms in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Nov; 136(2):479-86.
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  • Palesh OG, Mustian KM, Peppone LJ, Janelsins M, Sprod LK, Kesler S, Innominato PF, Roth T, Manber R, Heckler C, Fiscella K, Morrow GR. Impact of paroxetine on sleep problems in 426 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A trial from the University of Rochester Cancer Center Community Clinical Oncology Program. Sleep Med. 2012 Oct; 13(9):1184-90.
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  • Kesler S, Janelsins M, Koovakkattu D, Palesh O, Mustian K, Morrow G, Dhabhar FS. Reduced hippocampal volume and verbal memory performance associated with interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in chemotherapy-treated breast cancer survivors. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Mar; 30 Suppl:S109-16.
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  • Sprod LK, Janelsins MC, Palesh OG, Carroll JK, Heckler CE, Peppone LJ, Mohile SG, Morrow GR, Mustian KM. Health-related quality of life and biomarkers in breast cancer survivors participating in tai chi chuan. J Cancer Surviv. 2012 Jun; 6(2):146-54.
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  • Roscoe JA, Perlis ML, Pigeon WR, O'Neill KH, Heckler CE, Matteson-Rusby SE, Palesh OG, Shayne M, Huston A. Few changes observed in polysomnographic-assessed sleep before and after completion of chemotherapy. J Psychosom Res. 2011 Dec; 71(6):423-8.
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  • Janelsins MC, Mustian KM, Palesh OG, Mohile SG, Peppone LJ, Sprod LK, Heckler CE, Roscoe JA, Katz AW, Williams JP, Morrow GR. Differential expression of cytokines in breast cancer patients receiving different chemotherapies: implications for cognitive impairment research. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Apr; 20(4):831-9.
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  • Janelsins MC, Davis PG, Wideman L, Katula JA, Sprod LK, Peppone LJ, Palesh OG, Heckler CE, Williams JP, Morrow GR, Mustian KM. Effects of Tai Chi Chuan on insulin and cytokine levels in a randomized controlled pilot study on breast cancer survivors. Clin Breast Cancer. 2011 Jun; 11(3):161-70.
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  • Palesh O, Demark-Wahnefried W, Mustian K, Minasian L, Rowland J, Sprod L, Janelsins M, Peppone L, Sloan J, Engquist KB, Jones L, Buist D, Paskett ED. Conducting cancer control and survivorship research via cooperative groups: a report from the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 May; 20(5):1050-5.
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  • Mustian KM, Roscoe JA, Palesh OG, Sprod LK, Heckler CE, Peppone LJ, Usuki KY, Ling MN, Brasacchio RA, Morrow GR. Polarity Therapy for cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: a randomized controlled pilot study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2011 Mar; 10(1):27-37.
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  • Innominato PF, Palesh O, Dhabhar FS, Lévi F, Spiegel D. Regulation of circadian rhythms and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: an overlooked interaction in cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Sep; 11(9):816-7.
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  • Peppone LJ, Mustian KM, Janelsins MC, Palesh OG, Rosier RN, Piazza KM, Purnell JQ, Darling TV, Morrow GR. Effects of a structured weight-bearing exercise program on bone metabolism among breast cancer survivors: a feasibility trial. Clin Breast Cancer. 2010 Jun; 10(3):224-9.
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  • Purnell JQ, Palesh OG, Heckler CE, Adams MJ, Chin N, Mohile S, Peppone LJ, Atkins JN, Moore DF, Spiegel D, Messing E, Morrow GR. Racial disparities in traumatic stress in prostate cancer patients: secondary analysis of a National URCC CCOP Study of 317 men. Support Care Cancer. 2011 Jul; 19(7):899-907.
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  • Peppone LJ, Hebl S, Purnell JQ, Reid ME, Rosier RN, Mustian KM, Palesh OG, Huston AJ, Ling MN, Morrow GR. The efficacy of calcitriol therapy in the management of bone loss and fractures: a qualitative review. Osteoporos Int. 2010 Jul; 21(7):1133-49.
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  • Palesh OG, Roscoe JA, Mustian KM, Roth T, Savard J, Ancoli-Israel S, Heckler C, Purnell JQ, Janelsins MC, Morrow GR. Prevalence, demographics, and psychological associations of sleep disruption in patients with cancer: University of Rochester Cancer Center-Community Clinical Oncology Program. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jan 10; 28(2):292-8.
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  • Mustian KM, Sprod LK, Palesh OG, Peppone LJ, Janelsins MC, Mohile SG, Carroll J. Exercise for the management of side effects and quality of life among cancer survivors. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2009 Nov-Dec; 8(6):325-30.
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  • Purnell JQ, Katz ML, Andersen BL, Palesh O, Figueroa-Moseley C, Jean-Pierre P, Bennett N. Social and cultural factors are related to perceived colorectal cancer screening benefits and intentions in African Americans. J Behav Med. 2010 Feb; 33(1):24-34.
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  • Mustian KM, Peppone L, Darling TV, Palesh O, Heckler CE, Morrow GR. A 4-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise program during radiation therapy: a pilot randomized clinical trial. J Support Oncol. 2009 Sep-Oct; 7(5):158-67.
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  • Butler LD, Koopman C, Neri E, Giese-Davis J, Palesh O, Thorne-Yocam KA, Dimiceli S, Chen XH, Fobair P, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy on pain in women with metastatic breast cancer. Health Psychol. 2009 Sep; 28(5):579-87.
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  • Dalton EJ, Rasmussen VN, Classen CC, Grumann M, Palesh OG, Zarcone J, Kraemer HC, Kirshner JJ, Colman LK, Morrow GR, Spiegel D. Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS): a new measure for breast cancer patients. Breast J. 2009 May-Jun; 15(3):287-90.
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  • Bowman ES, Beitman JA, Palesh O, Perez JE, Koopman C. The Cancer and Deity Questionnaire: a new religion and cancer measure. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2009; 27(4):435-53.
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  • Bellizzi KM, Mustian KM, Palesh OG, Diefenbach M. Cancer survivorship and aging : moving the science forward. Cancer. 2008 Dec 15; 113(12 Suppl):3530-9.
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  • Peppone LJ, Piazza KM, Mahoney MC, Morrow GR, Mustian KM, Palesh OG, Hyland A. Associations between adult and childhood secondhand smoke exposures and fecundity and fetal loss among women who visited a cancer hospital. Tob Control. 2009 Apr; 18(2):115-20.
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  • Palesh O, Zeitzer JM, Conrad A, Giese-Davis J, Mustian KM, Popek V, Nga K, Spiegel D. Vagal regulation, cortisol, and sleep disruption in women with metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Sleep Med. 2008 Oct 15; 4(5):441-9.
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  • Classen CC, Kraemer HC, Blasey C, Giese-Davis J, Koopman C, Palesh OG, Atkinson A, Dimiceli S, Stonisch-Riggs G, Westendorp J, Morrow GR, Spiegel D. Supportive-expressive group therapy for primary breast cancer patients: a randomized prospective multicenter trial. Psychooncology. 2008 May; 17(5):438-47.
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  • Mustian KM, Palesh OG, Flecksteiner SA. Tai Chi Chuan for breast cancer survivors. Med Sport Sci. 2008; 52:209-17.
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  • Palesh O, Butler LD, Koopman C, Giese-Davis J, Carlson R, Spiegel D. Stress history and breast cancer recurrence. J Psychosom Res. 2007 Sep; 63(3):233-9.
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  • Koopman C, Ismailji T, Palesh O, Gore-Felton C, Narayanan A, Saltzman KM, Holmes D, McGarvey EL. Relationships of depression to child and adult abuse and bodily pain among women who have experienced intimate partner violence. J Interpers Violence. 2007 Apr; 22(4):438-55.
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  • Dalenberg C, Loewenstein R, Spiegel D, Brewin C, Lanius R, Frankel S, Gold S, Van der Kolk B, Simeon D, Vermetten E, Butler L, Koopman C, Courtois C, Dell P, Nijenhuis E, Chu J, Sar V, Palesh O, Cuevas C, Paulson K. Scientific study of the dissociative disorders. Psychother Psychosom. 2007; 76(6):400-1; author reply 401-3.
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  • Figueroa-Moseley C, Jean-Pierre P, Roscoe JA, Ryan JL, Kohli S, Palesh OG, Ryan EP, Carroll J, Morrow GR. Behavioral interventions in treating anticipatory nausea and vomiting. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Jan; 5(1):44-50.
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  • Roscoe JA, Kaufman ME, Matteson-Rusby SE, Palesh OG, Ryan JL, Kohli S, Perlis ML, Morrow GR. Cancer-related fatigue and sleep disorders. Oncologist. 2007; 12 Suppl 1:35-42.
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  • Palesh O, Classen CC, Field N, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. The relationship of child maltreatment and self-capacities with distress when telling one's story of childhood sexual abuse. J Child Sex Abus. 2007; 16(4):63-80.
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  • Jean-Pierre P, Figueroa-Moseley CD, Kohli S, Fiscella K, Palesh OG, Morrow GR. Assessment of cancer-related fatigue: implications for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Oncologist. 2007; 12 Suppl 1:11-21.
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  • Palesh OG, Collie K, Batiuchok D, Tilston J, Koopman C, Perlis ML, Butler LD, Carlson R, Spiegel D. A longitudinal study of depression, pain, and stress as predictors of sleep disturbance among women with metastatic breast cancer. Biol Psychol. 2007 Apr; 75(1):37-44.
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  • Wong M, Looney E, Michaels J, Palesh O, Koopman C. A preliminary study of peritraumatic dissociation, social support, and coping in relation to posttraumatic stress symptoms for a parent's cancer. Psychooncology. 2006 Dec; 15(12):1093-8.
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  • Palesh OG, Shaffer T, Larson J, Edsall S, Chen XH, Koopman C, Turner-Cobb JM, Kreshka MA, Graddy K, Parsons R. Emotional self-efficacy, stressful life events, and satisfaction with social support in relation to mood disturbance among women living with breast cancer in rural communities. Breast J. 2006 Mar-Apr; 12(2):123-9.
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  • Ginzburg K, Koopman C, Butler LD, Palesh O, Kraemer HC, Classen CC, Spiegel D. Evidence for a dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder among help-seeking childhood sexual abuse survivors. J Trauma Dissociation. 2006; 7(2):7-27.
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  • Classen CC, Palesh OG, Aggarwal R. Sexual revictimization: a review of the empirical literature. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2005 Apr; 6(2):103-29.
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  • Koopman C, Ismailji T, Holmes D, Classen CC, Palesh O, Wales T. The effects of expressive writing on pain, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in survivors of intimate partner violence. J Health Psychol. 2005 Mar; 10(2):211-21.
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  • Palesh O, Saltzman K, Koopman C. Internet use and attitudes towards illicit internet use behavior in a sample of Russian college students. Cyberpsychol Behav. 2004 Oct; 7(5):553-8.
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  • Dalenberg CJ, Palesh OG. Relationship between child abuse history, trauma, and dissociation in Russian college students. Child Abuse Negl. 2004 Apr; 28(4):461-74.
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