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  1. Article ; Online: Haemoperitoneum from pancreatic tumour rupture: an unusual presentation of a rare childhood tumour.

    Kong, Kar Yee Catrin / Tan, Ronald Ming Ren / Lin, Cheryl Bin / Ganapathy, Sashikumar

    Singapore medical journal

    2023  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-31
    Publishing country India
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 604319-7
    ISSN 2737-5935 ; 0037-5675
    ISSN (online) 2737-5935
    ISSN 0037-5675
    DOI 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-011
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  2. Article: Zonulysis during Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery.

    Lin, Hazel A / Tan, Clement W T / Ngo, Cheryl S

    Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

    2021  Volume 49, Issue 12, Page(s) 1039–1041

    MeSH term(s) Cataract ; Cataract Extraction ; Humans ; Laser Therapy ; Lasers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-19
    Publishing country Singapore
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604527-3
    ISSN 0304-4602
    ISSN 0304-4602
    DOI 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202084
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  3. Article: Changes in Confidence, Feelings, and Perceived Necessity Concerning COVID-19 Booster.

    Lin, Cheryl / Bier, Brooke / Reed, Ann M / Paat, John J / Tu, Pikuei

    Vaccines

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 7

    Abstract: The COVID-19 booster first became available to all adults in the U.S. in November 2021 and a bivalent version in September 2022, but a large population remains booster-hesitant; only 17% of Americans have obtained the updated vaccine as of June 2023. We ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 booster first became available to all adults in the U.S. in November 2021 and a bivalent version in September 2022, but a large population remains booster-hesitant; only 17% of Americans have obtained the updated vaccine as of June 2023. We conducted two cross-sectional surveys in 2021 and 2022 (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2703319-3
    ISSN 2076-393X
    ISSN 2076-393X
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines11071244
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  4. Article: Moving the needle on racial disparity: COVID-19 vaccine trust and hesitancy

    Lin, Cheryl / Tu, Pikuei / Terry, Thomas C.

    Vaccine. 2022 Jan. 03, v. 40, no. 1

    2022  

    Abstract: Health equity has grown in prominence during the pandemic. Racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and vaccine hesitancy (differences up to 26%) have generated concerns, research, and interventions with less-than-satisfactory results. Two longitudinal ... ...

    Abstract Health equity has grown in prominence during the pandemic. Racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and vaccine hesitancy (differences up to 26%) have generated concerns, research, and interventions with less-than-satisfactory results. Two longitudinal national surveys in the U.S. revealed previously overlooked patterns in the changes of COVID-19 vaccination intention across race/ethnicity. While White vaccine acceptance bounced back to the March 2020 level (65%) a year later, minority (except Asians) responses continued to lag and fluctuated with greater volatility. Though Hispanics’ refusal aligned more with Blacks, the ratio of Hispanics willing to vaccinate was similar to Whites, even intermittently went above. Further, the magnitude and direction of changes varied by race at specific times (e.g., launch of Operation Warp Speed, reports of high vaccine efficacy in clinical trials or FDA approval), indicating subgroups react differently to events and thus require timely identification of driving factors for dynamic communications to encourage uptake. We also briefly reviewed the historical background of distrust in medicine and health authorities, including the Tuskegee Syphilis Study that led to the Belmont Report regulating human subject research and severe adverse reactions from the 1976 mass vaccination against the H1N1 swine flu. These examples, perpetuating inequity in the present healthcare system, and logistical barriers illustrate the contextual complexity and importance of instilling confidence in vaccines among the minority population.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; health services ; humans ; medicine ; pandemic ; swine influenza ; vaccination ; vaccines
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0103
    Size p. 5-8.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.010
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  5. Article: Uncovering the Imprints of Chronic Disease on Patients' Lives and Self-Perceptions.

    Lin, Cheryl / Tu, Rungting / Bier, Brooke / Tu, Pikuei

    Journal of personalized medicine

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 8

    Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients face psychological hardship due to physical discomfort, disabilities, and anxieties. Previous research indicated a bidirectional relationship and patient desire for emotional support from providers. This study examined ... ...

    Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients face psychological hardship due to physical discomfort, disabilities, and anxieties. Previous research indicated a bidirectional relationship and patient desire for emotional support from providers. This study examined lesser-understood RA experiences across the psychological and social contexts in relation to self-perception through the patients' expression of their struggles with these burdens. We conducted four semistructured focus groups and eleven interviews (total
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662248-8
    ISSN 2075-4426
    ISSN 2075-4426
    DOI 10.3390/jpm11080807
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  6. Article ; Online: Association between pre-diagnosis recreational physical activity and risk of breast cancer recurrence: the California Teachers Study.

    Lin, Dan / Thompson, Cheryl L / Demalis, Alaina / Derbes, Rebecca / Al-Shaar, Laila / Spielfogel, Emma S / Sturgeon, Kathleen M

    Cancer causes & control : CCC

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: Studies have reported inverse associations of pre-diagnosis recreational physical activity (RPA) level with all-cause and breast cancer (BCa)-specific mortality among BCa patients. However, the association between pre-diagnosis RPA level and ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Studies have reported inverse associations of pre-diagnosis recreational physical activity (RPA) level with all-cause and breast cancer (BCa)-specific mortality among BCa patients. However, the association between pre-diagnosis RPA level and BCa recurrence is unclear. We investigated the association between pre-diagnosis RPA level and risk of BCa recurrence in the California Teachers Study (CTS).
    Methods: Stage I-IIIb BCa survivors (n = 6,479) were followed with median of 7.4 years, and 474 BCa recurrence cases were identified. Long-term (from high school to age at baseline questionnaire, or, age 55 years, whichever was younger) and baseline (past 3 years reported at baseline questionnaire) pre-diagnosis RPA levels were converted to metabolic equivalent of task-hours per week (MET-hrs/wk). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for risk of BCa recurrence overall and by estrogen receptor (ER)/progesterone receptor (PR) status.
    Results: Long-term RPA was not associated with BCa recurrence risk (p
    Conclusions: Our data indicates that the benefit of baseline RPA on BCa recurrence may differ by tumor characteristics. This information may be particularly important for populations at higher risk of ER-PR- BCa.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1064022-8
    ISSN 1573-7225 ; 0957-5243
    ISSN (online) 1573-7225
    ISSN 0957-5243
    DOI 10.1007/s10552-024-01870-8
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  7. Article ; Online: Associations of pre-diagnosis physical activity with treatment tolerance and treatment efficacy in breast cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

    Lin, Dan / Sturgeon, Kathleen M / Muscat, Joshua E / Zhou, Shouhao / Hobkirk, Andrea L / O'Brien, Katie M / Sandler, Dale P / Thompson, Cheryl L

    Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan)

    2024  Volume 31, Issue 3, Page(s) 519–528

    Abstract: Purpose: Higher pre-diagnosis physical activity (PA) is associated with lower all-cause mortality in breast cancer (BCa) patients. However, the association with pathological complete response (pCR) is unclear. We investigated the association between pre- ...

    Abstract Purpose: Higher pre-diagnosis physical activity (PA) is associated with lower all-cause mortality in breast cancer (BCa) patients. However, the association with pathological complete response (pCR) is unclear. We investigated the association between pre-diagnosis PA level and chemotherapy completion, dose delay, and pCR in BCa patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT).
    Methods: 180 stage I-III BCa patients receiving NACT (mean [SD] age of diagnosis: 60.8 [8.8] years) in the Sister Study were included. Self-reported recreational and total PA levels were converted to metabolic equivalent of task-hours per week (MET-hrs/wk). The pCR was defined as no invasive or in situ residual in breast or lymph node (ypT0 ypN0). Multivariable logistic regression analyses estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for treatment outcomes.
    Results: In this sample, 45 (25.0%) BCa patients achieved pCR. Higher pre-diagnosis recreational PA was not associated with lower likelihood of chemotherapy completion (highest vs. lowest tertile: OR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.30-2.56; P
    Conclusions: Although small sample size and limited information on exercise closer to time of diagnosis limit interpretation, pre-diagnosis PA was not convincingly associated with treatment tolerance or treatment efficacy in BCa patients receiving NACT. Future investigations are needed to better understand the impact of pre-diagnosis PA on BCa treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Breast Neoplasms/therapy ; Breast Neoplasms/mortality ; Neoadjuvant Therapy/methods ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Exercise/physiology ; Treatment Outcome ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant/methods ; Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-02
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052429-8
    ISSN 1880-4233 ; 1340-6868
    ISSN (online) 1880-4233
    ISSN 1340-6868
    DOI 10.1007/s12282-024-01569-3
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  8. Article ; Online: Vaccinated Yet Booster-Hesitant

    Cheryl Lin / Brooke Bier / Rungting Tu / John J. Paat / Pikuei Tu

    Vaccines, Vol 11, Iss 550, p

    Perspectives from Boosted, Non-Boosted, and Unvaccinated Individuals

    2023  Volume 550

    Abstract: Though available for all age groups in the US, only about half of those vaccinated have obtained a COVID-19 booster. Similar to the unvaccinated, those vaccinated-but-not-boosted may reduce the effectiveness of widespread viral protection. Booster ... ...

    Abstract Though available for all age groups in the US, only about half of those vaccinated have obtained a COVID-19 booster. Similar to the unvaccinated, those vaccinated-but-not-boosted may reduce the effectiveness of widespread viral protection. Booster hesitancy differs from general vaccine hesitancy yet remains less researched. We examined booster perceptions across vaccination status using qualitative methodologies. Four focus groups and 11 individual interviews (total n = 32) revealed nuanced changes and differences compared to the first-dose decision. Booster hesitancy stemmed from questions and surprises. Most vaccinated participants accepted the booster, though to varying degrees: enthusiastically with feelings of appreciation and added confidence, passively as an intuitive next step, indifferently following recommendation—“primed” by the yearly flu shot, and reluctantly with worries. The vaccinated-but-not-boosted group expressed confusion about the need for a new shot and discontentment as to why it was not communicated from the start, which coincided with their uncertainty about ending the pandemic. Inadvertently, booster recommendations further polarized non-vaccinated participants, augmenting their skepticism of the original dosages’ efficacy or necessity and intensifying their distrust of the government. The findings illuminate the need for adjusting vaccination promotions to better tailor communications (e.g., distinguishing its benefits from the first vaccine and emphasizing the continued risk of COVID-19 spread). Future researchers should further explore the vaccine-accepting-yet-booster-hesitant groups’ motivations and risk perceptions to reduce booster rejection.
    Keywords vaccine hesitancy ; confidence ; acceptance ; attitudes ; health behavior ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 300
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article: Parent-Child Vaccination Concordance and Its Relationship to Child Age, Parent Age and Education, and Perceived Social Norms.

    Tu, Pikuei / Smith, Danielle / Parker, Taylor / Pejavara, Kartik / Michener, J Lloyd / Lin, Cheryl

    Vaccines

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 7

    Abstract: Researchers established that parental vaccination status often predicts that of their children, but a limited number of studies have examined factors influencing dyadic concordance or discordance (i.e., same or different vaccination status or intent for ... ...

    Abstract Researchers established that parental vaccination status often predicts that of their children, but a limited number of studies have examined factors influencing dyadic concordance or discordance (i.e., same or different vaccination status or intent for both members). We investigated how child versus parent age as well as parents' perceptions of their respective friends' immunization behavior impacted un/vaccinated parents' decisions regarding vaccinating their child. An online survey obtained the COVID-19 vaccination status and views of 762 parents of 5-17-year-old children. More than three-quarters of all dyads were concordant; 24.1% of vaccinated parents would not vaccinate their child, with greater hesitancy for younger children and among younger or less educated parents. Children of vaccinated parents and of parents who thought most of their child's friends were vaccinated were 4.7 and 1.9 times, respectively, more likely to be vaccinated; unvaccinated parents were 3.2 times more likely to accept the vaccine for their child if they believed most of their friends would vaccinate their children. Further, parents who reported that most of their friends were vaccinated were 1.9 times more likely to have obtained the vaccine themselves, illustrating the influence of social norms. Regardless of their own vaccination status, parents of unvaccinated children were more likely to be politically conservative. If communities or circles of friends could achieve or convey a vaccinated norm, this might persuade undecided or reluctant parents to vaccinate their children. Future research should examine the effects of community behavior and messages highlighting social norms on pediatric vaccine uptake.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2703319-3
    ISSN 2076-393X
    ISSN 2076-393X
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines11071210
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  10. Article: Vaccinated Yet Booster-Hesitant: Perspectives from Boosted, Non-Boosted, and Unvaccinated Individuals.

    Lin, Cheryl / Bier, Brooke / Tu, Rungting / Paat, John J / Tu, Pikuei

    Vaccines

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 3

    Abstract: Though available for all age groups in the US, only about half of those vaccinated have obtained a COVID-19 booster. Similar to the unvaccinated, those vaccinated-but-not-boosted may reduce the effectiveness of widespread viral protection. Booster ... ...

    Abstract Though available for all age groups in the US, only about half of those vaccinated have obtained a COVID-19 booster. Similar to the unvaccinated, those vaccinated-but-not-boosted may reduce the effectiveness of widespread viral protection. Booster hesitancy differs from general vaccine hesitancy yet remains less researched. We examined booster perceptions across vaccination status using qualitative methodologies. Four focus groups and 11 individual interviews (total n = 32) revealed nuanced changes and differences compared to the first-dose decision. Booster hesitancy stemmed from questions and surprises. Most vaccinated participants accepted the booster, though to varying degrees: enthusiastically with feelings of appreciation and added confidence, passively as an intuitive next step, indifferently following recommendation-"primed" by the yearly flu shot, and reluctantly with worries. The vaccinated-but-not-boosted group expressed confusion about the need for a new shot and discontentment as to why it was not communicated from the start, which coincided with their uncertainty about ending the pandemic. Inadvertently, booster recommendations further polarized non-vaccinated participants, augmenting their skepticism of the original dosages' efficacy or necessity and intensifying their distrust of the government. The findings illuminate the need for adjusting vaccination promotions to better tailor communications (e.g., distinguishing its benefits from the first vaccine and emphasizing the continued risk of COVID-19 spread). Future researchers should further explore the vaccine-accepting-yet-booster-hesitant groups' motivations and risk perceptions to reduce booster rejection.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2703319-3
    ISSN 2076-393X
    ISSN 2076-393X
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines11030550
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