Pooja Rao, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Pooja Rao, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Pediatric Cancer Team
Recent Publications
2024
Kuntz, H, Santucci, J, Butts, S, Dandekar, S, Smink, G, Van Scoy, LJ & Rao, P 2024, 'Determinants of Decision Regret Regarding Fertility Preservation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 726-737. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2023.0191
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
Caru, M, Dandekar, S, Gordon, B, Conroy, DE, Barb, ED, Doerksen, SE, Smink, GM, McKeone, DJ, Shah, NB, Greiner, RJ, Schramm, JW, Rao, P, McGregor, L & Schmitz, KH 2024, 'Implementing a behavioral physical activity program in children and adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial', Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 792-803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00497-z
Kaiser, KM, Rao, P & Estes, SJ 2024, 'Variables associated with ovarian insufficiency in pediatric oncology patients following chemotherapy', Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 32-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2024.01.004
2023
Rao, P, Kazak, AE, Doerksen, SE, Koehly, LM, Verdery, AM, Heitzenrater, J, Harding, BA, Byrnes, CL, Costigan, HJ, Rovniak, LS, Sciamanna, CN, Van Scoy, LJ & Schmitz, KH 2023, 'AYA-UNITE: Lessons Learned on Intervention Development Promoting Social and Physical Health of Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 929-934. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2023.0093
Caru, M, Alberts, NM, Freeman, MC, Dandekar, SC, Rao, P, McKeone, DJ, Brown, VI, McGregor, LM & Schmitz, KH 2023, 'Chronic pain in children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer: the challenge of mitigating the pain and the potential of integrating exercise into pain management', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 31, no. 4, 228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07695-6
Caru, M, Wurz, A, Brunet, J, Barb, ED, Adams, SC, Roth, ME, Winters-Stone, K, Fidler-Benaoudia, MM, Dandekar, S, Ness, KK, Culos-Reed, SN, Schulte, F, Rao, P, Mizrahi, D, Swartz, MC, Smith, M, Valle, CG, Kadan-Lottick, NS, Dieli-Conwright, CM & Schmitz, KH 2023, 'Physical activity and physical fitness assessments in adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer: a scoping review', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 31, no. 10, 569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08008-7
Demharter, NS, Rao, P, Scalzi, LV, Ericson, JE & Clarke, S 2023, 'Prolonged Thrombocytopenia in a Case of MIS-C in a Vaccinated Child', Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, vol. 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096221145104
2022
Caru, M, Levesque, A, Rao, P, Dandekar, S, Terry, C, Brown, V, McGregor, L & Schmitz, K 2022, 'A scoping review to map the evidence of physical activity interventions in post-treatment adolescent and young adult cancer survivors', Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, vol. 171, 103620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103620
Rao, P, Sproch, A, Ungemach, M, Cash, M & Blackall, GF 2022, 'Life on Pause: Lessons Learned in Creating an Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivor Podcast', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 439-441. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2021.0073