Dr. Palesh's research is in the area of cancer control. She is primarily interested in investigating the impact of cancer treatments on sleep, neurocognitive impairment, cancer-related fatigue and quality of life. Her current projects include investigating the impact of behavioral interventions (e.g., behavioral, physical activity, CAM) on improving sleep, circadian function, autonomic nervous system functioning, neurocognitive functioning, fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients and survivors. She is also investigating the relationship between dysregulation of the neuroendocrine stress response system, circadian disruption, sleep problems, fatigue, and disease progression in cancer patients with primary and metastatic cancers. Dr. Palesh's current NIH-funded studies include Phase III RCT of Brief Behavioral Intervention on Sleep, Circadian and ANS function and etiology and long-term outcome of cancer related neurocognitive impairment in newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer. Other projects are focused on understanding cancer survivorship needs and experiences of women diagnozed with cancer.
Associate Professor
Stanford Departments and Centers:
Psychiatry
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