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Nursing

University of South Florida

2018

MBSR

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Genetic Moderation Of Pain And Fatigue Symptoms Resulting From The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Breast Cancer Program, Carissa Bea Alinat Jul 2018

Genetic Moderation Of Pain And Fatigue Symptoms Resulting From The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Breast Cancer Program, Carissa Bea Alinat

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Breast cancer survivors (BCS) account for the largest group of cancer survivors living in the United States and they often experience lingering physical symptoms that may affect quality of life, with fatigue and pain the most commonly reported. This genetic research study was conducted within a parent R01 study, with the purpose of exploring associations between genetic variants and fatigue and pain symptoms and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Breast Cancer (MBSR(BC)) program. The aims of this study were to: 1) identify specific genotypes involved in fatigue and pain symptoms, and 2) explore whether single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1800795 in …