Purpose To determine if the developed Know Your Risk (KYR) intervention is similar to conventional genetic counseling; we evaluated participants’ knowledge of cancer genetics, breast cancer risk perception, attitudes about genetic counseling and testing, and satisfaction with genetic counseling. Methods Women ( n = 866) who screened at elevated risk for breast cancer were randomized to the KYR intervention or conventional gene...

Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership of scientists and practitioners called the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collec...

To describe the development of an online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) to reduce anxiety before a first-time screening colonoscopy among average-risk patients. A qualitative study used an iterative process guided by health behavior and mindfulness theories and feedback from a convenience sample of patients, endoscopy medical staff, and community members. Patient and medical staff ( n = 18) were included in formative int...

Humans are continuously exposed to furan, a hepatotoxic and carcinogenic process-related food contaminant. Considerable uncertainties associated with current exposure estimates based on the content of furan in food underscore the need to explore biomarker monitoring as an alternative or complementary approach to furan exposure assessment. Previous work in rats demonstrated a linear correlation between furan dose and several ur...

Objective Metabolomics measurements of eccrine sweat may provide novel and relevant biomedical information to support predictive, preventive and personalised medicine (3PM). However, only limited data is available regarding metabolic alterations accompanying chemotherapy of breast cancer patients related to residual cancer burden (RCB) or therapy response. Here, we have applied Metabo-Tip, a non-invasive metabolomics assay bas...

Humans are chronically exposed to furan, a potent liver toxicant and carcinogen that occurs in a variety of heat-processed foods. Assessment of human exposure based on the furan content in foods is, however, subject to some uncertainty due to the high volatility of furan. Biomarker monitoring is thus considered an alternative or complementary approach to furan exposure assessment. Previous work suggested that urinary furan met...

We evaluated the impact of a philanthropic program investing in the conservation of sites along the Pacific Americas Flyway, which spans >16,000 km of coastline and is used by millions of shorebirds. Using a quasi‐experimental, mixed methods approach, we estimated what would have happened to shorebird populations at 17 wintering sites without the sustained and additional investment they received. We modeled shorebird populatio...