Patricia A. Ganz
帕特里夏·甘茨
MD
Distinguished Professor, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center强森综合癌症中心杰出教授
👥Biography 个人简介
Dr. Patricia Ganz is a pioneer in breast cancer survivorship and quality-of-life research. Her decades of work at UCLA have defined the long-term physical, cognitive, and psychological consequences of cancer treatment, fundamentally shaping survivorship care guidelines for breast cancer patients.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Breast Cancer Survivorship Quality of Life
Conducted seminal longitudinal studies documenting physical and psychological late effects in breast cancer survivors, establishing evidence base for survivorship care interventions.
Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment
Led landmark investigations into chemotherapy-associated cognitive changes (chemo brain), advancing neuroimaging and biomarker research to understand and mitigate cognitive late effects.
Survivorship Care Planning
Developed and validated survivorship care plan models adopted by major cancer centers and accreditation bodies, improving post-treatment coordination and follow-up.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Breast cancer in younger women: reproductive and late health effects of treatment
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2003)
Defined the unique survivorship challenges of younger breast cancer patients, informing fertility preservation and hormonal management guidelines.
Cognitive complaints after breast cancer treatments: examining the relationship with neuropsychological test performance
Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2013)
Rigorous study linking patient-reported cognitive complaints to objective test performance, advancing the clinical understanding of chemo brain.
🏆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
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