Aims
Aim 1: Establish and convene a Community Advisory Council (CAC) to identify policy, system, and environmental (PSE) priority areas for reducing obesity among female Native Hawaiian, CHamoru, and Filipino breast cancer survivors in Guam and Hawai‘i.
Aim 2: Examine the feasibility and acceptability of the TANICA pilot intervention for reducing obesity among female Native Hawaiian, CHamoru and Filipino breast cancer survivors in Guam and Hawai‘i.
Investigators
Dr. Monica Esquivel and Dr. Tanisha Aflague
Pipche Trainees
- Elaine De Leon
- Allen Oamil
Project Coordinators
- Niza Mian
- Samantha Torres
Link to TANICA Pre Pilot:
Publications
- Aflague TF, Esquivel MK, Hammond K, Delos Reyes B, Kaholokula JK. Traditional and new lifestyle interventions to prevent breast cancer recurrence (TANICA): a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2023;31(4):218. Epub 20230317. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07663-0. PubMed PMID: 36929295; PMCID: PMC10020071.
- Aflague TF, Hammond K, Delos Reyes B, Rios D, De Leon E, Leon Guerrero RT, Esquivel MK. Barriers, Facilitators, and Strategies for Developing a Culturally Informed Lifestyle Intervention for Native Hawaiian, CHamoru, and Filipino Breast Cancer Survivors: Mixed-Methods Findings from Focus Group Participants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(12). Epub 20230607. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126075. PubMed PMID: 37372662; PMCID: PMC10298141.
