Conference Presentations

2023

2022

  • Ochoa CY, Chan RY, Cervantes L, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Farias AJ, Milam JE, Cho J, Miller K. Facilitators to caregiving among English and Spanish Speaking Hispanic/Latino parents of childhood cancer survivors in a safety-net hospital. UT Health San Antonio: Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos, San Antonio TX. February 2022.
  • Yoon P, Navarro S, Ochoa C, Garrett E, Arizpe A, Farias A. General and mental health status following colorectal cancer treatment and its association with mortality among a racially diverse population-based cohort. Poster presented at: 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium; 2022 Jan 20-22; San Francisco, CA and Virtual.
  • Ochoa CY, Chan RY, Cervantes L, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Farias AJ, Milam JE, Cho J, Miller K. Facilitators to caregiving among English and Spanish speaking Hispanic/Latino parents of childhood cancer survivors in a safety-net hospital. UT Health San Antonio: Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos, San Antonio, TX. February 23-25, 2022.
  • Ochoa CY, Cho J, Miller K, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chan RY, Farias AJ, Milam JE. Examining the role of communication on health-care self-efficacy and follow-up care among ethnically diverse sample of young adult childhood cancer survivors. American Society of Preventive Oncology 46th Annual Meeting. Tucson, AZ. March 13-15, 2022.
  • Ochoa CY, Chan RY, Cervantes L, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Farias AJ, Milam JE, Miller K. Caregiving barriers among Hispanic/Latino parents of childhood cancer survivor in a safety-net hospital: a qualitative study. American Society of Preventive Oncology 46th Annual Meeting. Tucson, AZ. March 13-15, 2022.
  • Ochoa C, Iyawe-Parsons A, Navarro S, Toledo G, Garrett E, Farias A. Drivers of high and low ratings of healthcare among Black cancer patients: a qualitative study. Poster presented at: 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine; 2022 Apr 6-9; Baltimore, MD.
  • Ochoa CY, Cho J, Miller K, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chan RY, Farias AJ, Milam JE. Associations Between Social Support, Spirituality, Religiosity & Psychological Symptoms in childhood cancer survivors and parents: A dyadic analysis. International Psycho-Oncology Society. Toronto, Canada. August 29 – September 1, 2022.
  • Navarro S, Stern M, Barzi A, Farias AJ. Multimorbidity and the association with patient reported access to care and physician relationships among racially and ethnically diverse patients with colorectal cancer. Poster presented at: 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2022 Sep 16-19; Philadelphia, PA.

2021

  • De La Torre S, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ. Do Perceived Health Competence and Perceived Social Relatedness for Health mediate the association between Wearable Activity Tracker (WAT) Usage, Self-Rated Health, and Physical Activity Among a Cohort of Cancer Survivors from HINTS Survey Data? Abstract. American Society of Preventive Oncology 45th Annual Meeting: Health Equity, Culture, & Cancer 2021, Virtual. March 2021.
  • Ochoa CY, Toledo G, Iyawe-Parsons A, Navarro S, Farias AJ. Exploring patient experiences with health care ratings: Black cancer survivors’ perspectives. American Society of Preventive Oncology 45th Annual Meeting, Virtual. March 29- April 1, 2021.
  • Navarro S, Mejia A, Hu X, Ochoa CY, Farias AJ. Measuring the Association of Racial/Ethnic Differences in the patient experience with care and Gleason’s score at diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: A SEER-CAHPS data. American Society of Preventive Oncology 45th Annual Meeting, Virtual. March 29- April 1, 2021.
  • De La Torre S, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ. Differences in Exercise Motivations Associated with mHealth Application Use Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites. Abstract. Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 2021 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions 2021, Virtual. April 2021.
  • Navarro S, Yang Y, Ochoa CY, Kim S, Liu L, Lerman C, Farias AJ. Breast cancer surgical delays in a racially and ethnically diverse California cancer registry cohort [abstract]. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2021. 39:15_suppl, e12589-e12589.
  • Navarro S, Yang Y, Ochoa CY, Kim S, Liu L, Lerman C, Farias AJ. Asian American ethnic subgroup disparities in time to surgical treatment for breast cancer in the California Cancer Registry. American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium, Boston, MA. September 24-25, 2021.
  • Ochoa CY, Cho J, Miller KA, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chan RY, Farias AJ, Milam JE. A latent class analysis of communication patterns between Hispanic and non-Hispanic childhood cancer survivors, parents, and medical providers. 14th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Virtual. October 6-8, 2021.
  • Garrett E, Ma C, Ochoa CY, Navarro S, Yoon P, Farias AJ. “You People”-Black cancer patients Navigating a healthcare system of discrimination.14th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Virtual. October 6-8, 2021. (Submitted). 
  • De La Torre S, Pickering, T, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ. Association Between the Frequency of Using Wearable Activity Trackers and Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Among Cancer Survivors from HINTS Data. Abstract. American Association of Cancer Researchers: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 14th Conference 2021, Virtual. October 2021.
  • Peng T, Shemanski K, Kim, AW, Wightman S, Atay S, Canter RJ, Farias AJ, David EA. Surgical decision-making in advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer is influenced by more than just guidelines. Abstract  The 47th Western Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting. October 2021.
  • Ochoa CY, Cho J, Miller KA, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chan RY, Farias AJ, Milam JE. A latent class analysis of communication patterns between Hispanic and non-Hispanic childhood cancer survivors, parents, and medical providers. 14th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Virtual. October 6-8, 2021.Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention Biomarker. 31 (1 Supplement) PO-016; DOI: 10.1158/1538-7755.DISP21-PO-016.

    2020

    • Barzi A, Farias AJ. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) before and after colorectal cancer (CRC) by race in a national survey. Abstract presented at the Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium. San Francisco, CA. January 2020.
    • Chan E, Farias AJ. Racial differences in lung cancer patient experiences with medical care and their association with cancer mortality: A SEER-CAHPS study. Abstract AACR Annual Meeting 2020, Virtual. June 2020.
    • De La Torre S, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ.  Associations Between Wearable Activity Tracker Usage, Exercise Motivation, and Physical Activity in a Cohort of Cancer Survivors from HINTS Survey Data Abstract. American Association of Cancer Researchers: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 13th Conference 2020, Virtual. October 2020.
    • Ballas LK, Fossum CC, Navarro S, Farias AJ. Disparities in male vs female oncologic outcomes following bladder preservation: A population-based cohort study. Poster presented at: 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology; 2020 Oct 25-28; Virtual.
    • Fossum CC, Navarro S, Farias AJ, Ballas LK. Trends in use of palliative radiotherapy for multiple myeloma in the United States. Poster presented at: 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology; 2020 Oct 25-28; Virtual.

    2019

    • Farias AJ, Wang S, Monroe KR, Setiawan VW. Racial/ethnic disparities in weight, weight-change in adulthood and pancreatic cancer incidence: A Multiethnic Cohort Study. Abstract presented at the AACR conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities, San Francisco, CA. September 2019.
    • Ochoa C, Toledo G, Bang S, Hamilton AS, Du XL, Farias AJ.Racial/ethnic differences in patient experiences with health care in association with earlier stage at colorectal cancer diagnosis: Findings from the SEER-CAHPS linked data. Abstract presented at the AACR conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities, San Francisco, CA. September 2019.
    • Farias AJ, Procel J, Monroe KR, Pandol SJ, Setiawan VW. Severe diabetes-related complications and pancreatic cancer incidence in the Multiethnic Cohort. Oral presentation presented at the American Pancreatic Association Annual Meeting. Maui, HI. November 2019.

    2018

    • Farias AJ, Bang SI, Hamilton AH, Du XL. Racial/ethnic disparities in patient-reported quality of care measures among breast cancer patients: Analysis of the SEER-CAHPS dataset. Abstract presented at the American Society of Preventive Oncology. New York, NY. March 2018.
    • Toledo G, Ochoa C, Farias AJ. Exploring the role of social support and adjuvant endocrine therapy use among breast cancer survivors. Abstract presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. December 2018.

    2017

    • Farias AJ,Du XL. Racial/ethnic differences in the use and discontinuation of adjuvant endocrine therapy by hormone-receptor status in association with mortality among breast cancer patients enrolled in Medicare Part D. Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Seattle, WA. March, 2017.     
    • Farias AJ, Savas LS, Fernandez ME, Coan SP, Shegog R, Healy CM, Lipizzi E, Vernon SW. Association of physicians’ perceived barriers to human papillomavirus vaccination with patient vaccination initiation. Poster Presentation at the American Society of Preventive Oncology Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. March, 2017.
    • Farias AJ, Wu WH, Du XL. Racial/ethnic differences in long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence and mortality among Medicaid-insured breast cancer patients in Texas: A TCR-Medicaid retrospective cohort study. Abstract presented at the Advancing the Science of Latino Health Conference, San Antonio, TX. December 2017.

    2016

    • Farias AJ, Hansen R, Zeliadt S, Li CI, Ornelas I, Thompson B. Factors associated with adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among privately insured and newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: A quantile regression analysis. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Boston, MA. June 2016.
    • Farias AJ, Du XL. Ethnic different in initiation and timing of adjuvant endocrine therapy among older women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer enrolled in Medicare Part D. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Boston, MA. June 2016.
    • Farias AJ, Hansen R, Zeliadt S, Li CI, Ornelas I, Thompson B. The association between out-of- pocket costs and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Boston, MA. June 2016.
    • Farias AJ, Ornelas I, Hohl S, Zeliadt S, Hansen R, Li C, Thompson B. Exploring the role of physician communication about adjuvant endocrine therapy among breast cancer patients on active treatment: A qualitative analysis. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Chicago, IL, June 2016. Abstract publication: e12055.