Massachusetts General Hospital

BiographyDr. Schapira is a medical oncologists who specializes in the care of women with breast cancer. She is actively involved in clinical research and graduate medical education. Her interests are in new treatments for breast cancer and the special concerns of young cancer survivors.

Research

Dr. Schapira's research addresses issues of access to care, psychosocial support of cancer patients and the special issues and concerns of young breast cancer survivors.

Publications

Ovarian reserve in women who remain premenopausal after chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer.

Partridge AH, Ruddy KJ, Gelber S, Schapira L, Abusief M, Meyer M, Ginsburg E.

Fertil Steril. 2009 Apr 29.

Survival in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer: the importance of HER-2 status.

Eichler AF, Kuter I, Ryan P, Schapira L, Younger J, Henson JW.

Cancer. 2008 Jun;112(11):2359-67.

Efficacy of pegfilgrastim and darbepoetin alfa as hematopoietic support for dose-dense every-2-week adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy.

Burstein HJ, Parker LM, Keshaviah A, Doherty J, Partridge AH, Schapira L, Ryan PD, Younger J, Harris LN, Moy B, Come SE, Schumer ST, Bunnell CA, Haldoupis M, Gelman R, Winer EP.

J Clin Oncol. 2005 Nov 20;23(33):8340-7.

Mental health and cancer screening among Hispanics

MGH Hotline 06.04.10 According to the American Cancer Society, Hispanic Americans are the least likely of all racial and ethnic groups to use preventive cancer screenings.