Researcher Profile
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:
Breast Cancer
Survivorship
Survivorship
Research Interests
- Breast Neoplasms
- Breast
- Neoplasms
- Surgeons
- Biopsy
- Neoplasm Antigens
- Dendritic Cells
- In Vitro Techniques
- Coronavirus
- Mastectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes
Clinical Trials
Nurse AMIE: A Tablet Based Supportive Care Platform in Metastatic Breast Cancer (AMIE = Addressing Metastatic Individuals Everyday)
Impact of Prehabilitation in Oncology Via Exercise - Breast Cancer
Children's Lives Include Moments of Bravery (CLIMB)
Recent Publications
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
2019
Schmitz, KH, Zhang, X, Winkels, R, Schleicher, E, Mathis, K, Doerksen, S, Cream, L, Rosenberg, J, Kass, R, Farnan, M, Halpin-Murphy, P, Suess, R, Zucker, D & Hayes, M 2020, 'Developing “Nurse AMIE”: A tablet-based supportive care intervention for women with metastatic breast cancer', Psycho-Oncology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 232-236. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5301
2018
Sun, SX, Bostanci, Z, Kass, RB, Mancino, AT, Rosenbloom, AL, Klimberg, VS & Bland, KI 2018, Breast physiology: Normal and abnormal development and function. in The Breast: Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Diseases. Elsevier Inc., pp. 37-56.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-35955-9.00003-9
Sasaki, J, Geletzke, A, Kass, RB, Klimberg, VS, Copeland, EM & Bland, KI 2018, Etiology and management of benign breast disease. in The Breast: Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Diseases. Elsevier Inc., pp. 79-92.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-35955-9.00005-2