Eugene Lengerich, VMD, MS - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Eugene Lengerich, VMD, MS
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research
Head, Section of Public Health Preparedness
Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research
Head, Section of Public Health Preparedness
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Clinical Trials
Cancer Incidence in the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
Recent Publications
2024
Henry, T, Hayes, M, Eisele, CD, Veldheer, S, Allen, SI, Hoglen, B, Houser, KR, Lengerich, EJ, Rodriguez-Colon, SM, Jenkins, AC & Hobkirk, AL 2024, 'Barriers to identifying and addressing health-related social needs in cancer care: Patient and patient navigator perspectives', Journal of Cancer Policy, vol. 42, 100508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100508
Rao, P, Segel, JE, Bingen, K, Devine, KA, Rumbaugh, CL, Costigan, HJ, Dandekar, S, Wasserman, E, Koehly, LM, Blackall, GF, Rakszawski, K, Songdej, N, Verdery, AM, Lengerich, EJ & Van Scoy, LJ 2024, 'Educational and occupational aspirations of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a qualitative analysis', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 32, no. 9, 572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08761-3
Burse, NR, Lehman, E, Chinchilli, VM, Cuffee, YL, Wray, LA, Lengerich, EJ & Schmitz, KH 2024, 'Evaluating the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in a racially diverse sample of breast cancer survivors', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 32, no. 2, 122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08310-y
Moss, JL, Geyer, NR & Lengerich, EJ 2024, 'Patterns of Cancer-Related Healthcare Access across Pennsylvania: Analysis of Novel Census Tract-Level Indicators of Persistent Poverty', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. OF1-OF8. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-1255
Segel, JE, Wong, WG, Kaag, M, Joshi, M, Warrick, J, Lengerich, EJ & Shen, C 2024, 'Relationship Between Availability of Urologists and Primary Care Providers and Stage of Diagnosis for Invasive Urinary Bladder Cancer', Urology Practice, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000503
Lentes, JC, Taylor Gehman, AJ, Lengerich, EJ, Osetek, J, Veldheer, S, Gumby, A, Luquis, RR, Beiler, J & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'Training the Next Generation of Local Public Health Leaders: A Case Study of Community Health Organizers in Pennsylvania', Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 853-856. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001954
2023
Luquis, RR, Rodriguez-Colon, SM, Ramirez, SI & Lengerich, EJ 2024, 'Assessing the Feasibility of a Faith-Based Colorectal Cancer Education and Screening Intervention for Latino Men in Pennsylvania', Hispanic Health Care International, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 196-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153231214714
Ledford, SG, Moss, JL, Alles, S, Wang, M, Kessler, FC, Marks, B, Soliman, AS, Joshi, MD & Lengerich, EJ 2023, 'Behaviors and Advocacy Related to COVID-19 among Cancer Patients: The Health Belief Model and Opportunities for Messaging and Education', Journal of Cancer Education, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 1690-1696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-023-02323-7
Manne, SL, Knott, CL, Berger, A, Champion, VL, Chrischilles, E, Fitzgibbon, ML, Kinney, AY, Lengerich, EJ, Nash, SH, Simon, MA, Trentham-Dietz, A & Paskett, ED 2023, 'Current Approaches to Serving Catchment Areas in Cancer Centers: Insights from the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Population Science Working Group', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 465-472. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0958
Rivas, G, Rodríguez-Colon, S, Ramírez, SI, Galdamez, C, Valdez, S, Shirley, S, Diaz-Myers, M & Lengerich, EJ 2023, 'Evaluation of the Spanish-Language Cancer Educational Webinar Series “Vamos a educarnos contra el cáncer” with the RE-AIM Framework', Journal of Cancer Education, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 1629-1635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-023-02314-8
Burse, NR, Cuffee, YL, Wray, LA, Chinchilli, VM, Lengerich, EJ & Schmitz, K 2024, 'Exploring Quality of Life Experiences and Concerns of Black Breast Cancer Survivors: a Narrative Approach', Journal of Cancer Education, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-023-02381-x
Geyer, NR & Lengerich, E 2023, 'LionVu: A Data-Driven Geographical Web-GIS Tool for Community Health and Decision-Making in a Catchment Area', Geographies, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 286-302. https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies3020015
Ledford, SG, Kessler, F, Moss, JL, Wang, M & Lengerich, EJ 2023, 'The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Mortality in Pennsylvania: A Retrospective Study with Geospatial Analysis', Cancers, vol. 15, no. 19, 4788. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15194788
Johnson, M, Lewis, T, Martin, K, Schmitt, A, Lengerich, E, Bittner, K & Divyak, C 2023, 'The science of COVID-19: An online course for teachers and their students', The Science Teacher, vol. 90, no. 3.
2022
Ssentongo, P, McCall-Hosenfeld, JS, Calo, WA, Moss, J, Lengerich, EJ, Chinchilli, VM & Ba, DM 2022, 'Association of human papillomavirus vaccination with cervical cancer screening: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Medicine (United States), vol. 101, no. 28, e29329. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000029329
Ghahramani, N, Chinchilli, VM, Kraschnewski, JL, Lengerich, EJ & Sciamanna, CN 2022, 'Improving Caregiver Burden by a Peer-Led Mentoring Program for Caregivers of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial', Journal of Patient Experience, vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221076314
2021
Shen, C, Klein, RW, Moss, JL, Dodge, DG, Chetlen, AL, Stahl, KA, Zhou, S, Leslie, DL, Ruffin, MT & Lengerich, EJ 2021, 'Association Between Dense Breast Legislation and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 890-899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.020
Rhodes, SD, Ballard, PJ, Moore, KR, Klein, K, Randall, I, Lischke, M, Vissman, AT, Lengerich, EJ, Daniel, SS & Skelton, JA 2021, 'Community-engaged research in translational science: Innovations to improve health in Appalachia', Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 5, no. 1, e200. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.862
Ghahramani, N, Chinchilli, VM, Kraschnewski, JL, Lengerich, E & Sciamanna, CN 2021, 'Effect of Peer Mentoring on Quality of Life among CKD Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial', Kidney Diseases, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1159/000514477
Nirmal, A, Kuzmik, A, Sznajder, K, Lengerich, E, Fredrick, NB, Chen, M, Hwang, W, Patil, R & Shaikh, B 2022, '‘If not for this support, I would have left the treatment!': Qualitative study exploring the role of social support on medication adherence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Western India', Global Public Health, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1945-1957. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1965182