Karen M. Mustian
凯伦·穆斯蒂安
PhD, FACSM
Professor and Director, Exercise Oncology Program, Wilmot Cancer Institute威尔莫特癌症研究所运动肿瘤学项目主任
👥Biography 个人简介
Dr. Karen Mustian is a leading expert in exercise oncology and cancer-related fatigue. Her URCC NCORP research base and landmark trials have established exercise as the most effective intervention for cancer-related fatigue, transforming clinical guidelines for symptom management in survivors.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Exercise for Cancer-Related Fatigue
Led the largest randomized trials demonstrating that exercise outperforms pharmacological interventions for cancer-related fatigue, fundamentally changing ASCO and NCCN clinical guidelines.
URCC NCORP Research Base
Directed the University of Rochester Community Oncology Research Program, one of the nation's leading NCI-funded community oncology research networks focused on symptom management.
Sleep and Fatigue Mechanisms
Investigated the biological mechanisms linking cancer treatment, sleep disturbance, inflammation, and fatigue, advancing understanding of survivorship symptom clusters.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Multicenter, randomized controlled trial of yoga for sleep quality among cancer survivors
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2013)
Demonstrated that yoga significantly improved sleep quality in cancer survivors, providing evidence for mind-body interventions as effective survivorship symptom management tools.
Comparison of pharmaceutical, psychological, and exercise treatments for cancer-related fatigue
JAMA Oncology (2017)
Landmark meta-analysis establishing exercise and psychological interventions as superior to pharmaceuticals for treating cancer-related fatigue across all survivor populations.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
Related Experts 相关专家
Julia H. Rowland
National Cancer Institute
Patricia A. Ganz
University of California, Los Angeles
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kevin C. Oeffinger
Duke University
关注 凯伦·穆斯蒂安 的研究动态
Follow Karen M. Mustian's research updates
留下邮箱，当我们发布与 Karen M. Mustian（University of Rochester）相关的新研究或访谈时，我们会通知你。
Explore More Experts
Discover the researchers shaping the future of cancer treatment