by Karatzanis | Jun 14, 2022 | Issue 7, Newsletters
Patients with cancer frequently experience depressive and anxiety symptoms, which can negatively affect quality of life, adherence to treatment and health service use (1). The reported prevalence of depression and anxiety varies according to cancer-related variables...
by Karatzanis | Jun 14, 2022 | Issue 7, Newsletters
Breast cancer survivors often experience cognitive changes during and after systemic treatments, mainly chemotherapy [6,7]. Even though this topic has been undervalued for some time, it has been gaining more focus by the scientific and medical communities, driven by...
by Karatzanis | Jun 14, 2022 | Issue 7, Newsletters
The most interesting part of developing predicting models in health care is their application to clinical practice. Thanks to the H2020 European Project, the Bounce Consortium was able to develop models that can predict long-term breast cancer patients’ resilience...
by Karatzanis | Jun 14, 2022 | Issue 7, Newsletters
Extensive modeling work on the BOUNCE study dataset was instrumental in identifying key predictors of well-being trajectories during BC treatments and recovery. Machine Learning (ML) models displayed sufficient predictive accuracy regarding the probability that a...
by Karatzanis | Jun 14, 2022 | Issue 7, Newsletters
The overreaching goal of BOUNCE was to examine how women adapt to breast cancer and to illustrate paths to a successful recovery. To achieve this goal, we studied a wide range of variables related to the illness itself (clinical, biological, and treatment-related),...
by Karatzanis | Jun 14, 2022 | Issue 7, Newsletters
During the past four and half years, it has been my privilege as the coordinator of BOUNCE to work with a skillful group of professionals. Our consortium consists of clinicians including psychologists and oncologists, and a technical team of modelers and IT experts. ...
