Rena Kass, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Rena Kass, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery Specialties and Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of General Surgery Specialties and Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Team
Cancer Institute, Survivorship Team
Cancer Institute, Survivorship Team
Research Interests
- Breast Neoplasms
- Breast
- Therapeutics
- Neoplasms
- Surgeons
- Biopsy
- Cancer Survivors
- Coronavirus
- In Vitro Techniques
- Dendritic Cells
- Neoplasm Antigens
- Mastectomy
Clinical Trials
Children's Lives Include Moments of Bravery (CLIMB)
Recent Publications
2022
Vidt, ME, Heitzenrater, J, Dodge, D, Potochny, J, Widders, K, Paulishak, M, Ravnic, D, Henry, CR, Green, M, Kass, R & Schmitz, KH 2022, 'The role of physical arm function and demographic disparities in breast cancer survivors’ ability to return to work', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 10301-10310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07449-w
2021
Meyers, C, Kass, R, Goldenberg, D, Milici, J, Alam, S & Robison, R 2021, 'Ethanol and isopropanol inactivation of human coronavirus on hard surfaces', Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 107, pp. 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.026
Schmitz, KH, Schleicher, E, Doerksen, S, Truica, C, Cream, L, Kass, R, Farnan, M, Suess, R, Gordon, B, Zucker, D & Hayes, M 2021, 'Testing the acceptability and feasibility of a tablet-based supportive cancer platform for patients with metastatic breast cancer', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 410-413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-021-01021-x
2020
Lewcun, JA, Pameijer, C, Kass, R, Cream, L, Hershock, D, Brooks, AJ & Dodge, DG 2020, 'Doxorubicin, paclitaxel, and cisplatin based chemotherapy for the treatment of angiosarcoma: Two case reports', International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, vol. 68, pp. 83-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.02.036
Meyers, C, Robison, R, Milici, J, Alam, S, Quillen, D, Goldenberg, D & Kass, R 2021, 'Lowering the transmission and spread of human coronavirus', Journal of Medical Virology, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 1605-1612. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26514
Meyers, C, Robison, R, Milici, J, Alam, S, Quillen, D, Goldenberg, D & Kass, R 2021, 'Rebuttal to overinterpretation of the antiviral results for human coronavirus 229E relative to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 by Rowpar Pharmaceuticals', Journal of Medical Virology, vol. 93, no. 4, pp. 1903-1904. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26762
Vidt, ME, Potochny, J, Dodge, D, Green, M, Sturgeon, K, Kass, R & Schmitz, KH 2020, 'The influence of mastectomy and reconstruction on residual upper limb function in breast cancer survivors', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 182, no. 3, pp. 531-541. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05717-z