Carnegie Mellon University

Cancer

Helgeson, V. S., & Lepore, S. J. (1997). Men’s adjustment to prostate cancer: The role of agency and unmitigated agency. Sex Roles, 37, 251-267.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., & Fritz, H. (1998). Social ties and cancer. In J. C. Holland & W. Breitbart (Eds.), Psycho-Oncology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (1998). Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and mental health after prostate cancer. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 17, 89-106.

Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (1999). Psychoeducational support group enhances quality of life after prostate cancer. Cancer Research, Therapy and Control, 8, 81-92.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., & Yasko, J. (1999). Education and peer discussion group interventions and adjustment to breast cancer. Archives of General Psychiatry, 56, 340-347.

Brady, S. S., & Helgeson, V. S. (1999). Social support and adjustment to recurrence of breast cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 17, 37-55.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., & Yasko, J. (2000). Group support interventions for people with cancer: Who benefits from what? Health Psychology, 19, 107-114.

Bogart, L. M., & Helgeson, V. S. (2000). Social comparisons among women with breast cancer: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 547-575.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., Yasko, J. (2001). Long-term effects of educational and peer discussion group support interventions on adjustment to breast cancer. Health Psychology, 20, 387-392.

Eton, D.T., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (2001). Early quality of life in localized prostate cancer: An examination of treatment-related, demographic, and psychosocial factors. Cancer, 92, 1451-1459. PMCID: PMC2610318

Tomich, P., & Helgeson, V. S. (2002). Five years later: A cross-sectional comparison of breast cancer survivors with healthy women. Psycho-Oncology, 11, 154-169.

Lepore, S. J., Helgeson, V. S., Eton, D. T, & Schulz, R. (2003). Improving quality of life in men with prostate cancer: A randomized controlled trial of group education interventions. Health Psychology, 22, 443-452. PMCID: PMC2593114

Helgeson, V. S. (2003). Unmitigated communion and adjustment to breast cancer: Associations and explanations. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33, 1643-1661.

Helgeson, V. S., Snyder, P. R., & Seltman, H. (2004). Psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancer over 4 years: Identifying distinct trajectories of change. Health Psychology, 23, 3-15.

Helgeson, V. S., Novak, S. A., Lepore, S. J., & Eton, D. T. (2004). Spouse social control efforts: Relations to health behavior and well-being among men with prostate cancer. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 53-68.

Helgeson, V. S., & Lepore, S. J. (2004). Quality of life following prostate cancer: The role of agency and unmitigated agency. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34, 2559-2585.

Helgeson, V. S., & Tomich, P. L. (2005). Surviving cancer: A comparison of 5-year disease-free breast cancer survivors with healthy women. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 307-317.

Eton, D. T., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (2005). Psychological distress in spouses of men treated for early-stage prostate carcinoma. Cancer, 92, 2412-2418. PMCID: PMC2610316

Tomich, P. L., Helgeson, V. S., & Nowak Vache, E. J. (2005). The benefits and costs of breast cancer: A comparison to age-matched controls 5-years later. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 307-317.

Scheier, M. F., Helgeson, V. S., Schulz, R., Colvin, S., Berga, S., Bridges, M. W., Knapp, J., Gerszten, K., & Pappert, S. (2005). Interventions to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women who are ending non-hormonal adjuvant treatment for early stage breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23, 4298-42311.

Helgeson, V. S., Lepore, S. J., & Eton, D. T  (2006). Who benefits: Moderators of the benefits of a psychoeducational intervention for men with prostate cancer. Health Psychology, 25, 348-354. PMCID: PMC2678168; PMID 16719606

Roberts, K. J., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (2006). Social-cognitive correlates of adjustment to prostate cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 183-192.

Tomich, P. L., & Helgeson, V. S. (2006). Cognitive adaptation theory and breast cancer recurrence: Are there limits? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 980-987. PMID: 17032101

Scheier, M., Helgeson, V., Schulz, R., Colvin, S., Berga, S., Knapp, J., & Gerszten, K. (2007). Moderators of interventions designed to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women with early stage breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25, 5710-5714.

Henselmans, I., Helgeson, V. S., Seltman, H., de Vries, J., Sanderman, R., & Ranchor, Ad. V. (2010). Identification and prediction of distress trajectories in the first year after a breast cancer diagnosis. Health Psychology, 29, 160-168. PMID: 20230089

Helgeson, V. S., & McUmber, A. L. (2010). Social environment and cancer. In J. C. Holland, W. Breitbart, P. B. Jacobsen, M. S. Lederberg, M. Loscalzo, & R. McCorkle (Eds.), Psycho-oncology (2nd ed, pp. 62-68). New York: Oxford University Press.

Helgeson, V. S. (2010). Corroboration of growth following breast cancer: 10 years later. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 546-574.

Schroevers, M., Helgeson, V. S., Sanderman, R., & Ranchor, A. V. (2010). Received social support following cancer diagnosis predicts survivors' report of posttraumatic growth. Psycho-Oncology, 19, 46-53.

Henselmans, I., Sanderman, R., Helgeson, V. S., de Vries, J., Smink, A., & Ranchor, A. V. (2010). Personal control over the cure of breast cancer: Adaptiveness, underlying beliefs and correlates. Psycho-Oncology, 19, 525-534.

Roberts, K. J., Lepore, S. J., Hanlon, A. L., & Helgeson, V. S. (2010). Genitourinary functioning and depressive symptoms over time in younger versus older men treated for prostate cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 40, 275-283.

Helgeson, V. S. (2011). Survivor centrality among breast cancer survivors: Implications for well-being. Psycho-Oncology, 20, 517-524. NIHMS191052; PMCID: PMC3013237

Steel, J., Geller, D. A., Tsung, A., Marsh, J. W., Dew, M.A., Spring, M., Grady, J., Likumahuma, S., Dunlavy, A., Youssef, M., Antoni, M., Butterfield, L. H., Schulz, R., Day, R., Helgeson, V., Kim, K. H., & Gamblin, T. C. (2011). Randomized controlled trial of a collaborative care intervention to manage cancer-related symptoms: Lessons learned. Clinical Trials, 8, 298-310.

Tomich, P. L., & Helgeson, V. S. (2012). Posttraumatic growth following cancer: Links to quality of life. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 567-573.

Mens, M. G., Scheier, M. F., Helgeson, V. S., & Lembersky, B. C. (2016). Randomized psychosocial interventions for breast cancer: Impact on life purpose. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 618-625. PMID: 26123574; PMCID: PMC4945105.

Steel, J., Geller, D., Kim, K., Butterfield, L., Helgeson, V.S., Schulz, R., & Tshung, A. (2016). Web-based collaborative care intervention to manage cancer-related symptoms in the palliative care setting. Cancer, 122, 1270-1282. PMID:26970434; PMCID:PMC4828258.

Zhu, L., Rachor, A. V., Helgeson, V. S., van der Lee, M., Garssen, B., Stewart, R. E., Sanderman, R., & Schroevers, M. J. (2018). Benefit finding trajectories in cancer patients receiving psychological care: Predictors and relations to depressive and anxiety symptoms. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23, 238-252.

Lally, R. M., Bellavia, G., Gallo, S., Kupzyk, K., Brooks, C., Helgeson, V.S., Erwin, D., & Brown, J.  (2019). Feasibility and acceptance of the CaringGuidance™ Web-based, Distress Self-management, Psychoeducational Program initiated within 12-weeks of breast cancer diagnosis. Psycho-Oncology, 28, 888-895.

Lally, R. M., Kupzyk, K. A., Bellavia, G., Hydeman, J., Gallo, S., Helgeson, V. S., Erwin, D., Mills, A. C., & Brown, J. K. (2019).  CaringGuidanceTM after breast cancer diagnosis eHealth psychoeducational intervention to reduce early post-diagnosis distress. Supportive Care in Cancer.