About the Authors

Alexi A. Wright

Affiliations Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for Psychosocial Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for Outcomes and Policy Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Heather Stieglitz

Affiliation Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Yankel M. Kupersztoch

Affiliation University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

M. Elizabeth Paulk

Affiliation University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Yookyung Kim

Affiliation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ingrid T. Katz

Affiliations Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Francisco Munoz

Affiliation Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, California, United States of America

Rachel B. Jimenez

Affiliations Center for Psychosocial Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jan Mutchler

Affiliation University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Lorna Rivera

Affiliation University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Anthony L. Back

Affiliation University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Holly G. Prigerson

Holly_Prigerson@dfci.harvard.edu

Affiliations Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for Psychosocial Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for Outcomes and Policy Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist, except that Dr. Alexi Wright’s mother, Dr. Linda Wright, is on the Editorial Board of both PLOS Medicine and PLOS One. This manuscript has not been discussed with Dr. Linda Wright, however, and she has no knowledge that it is being submitted to PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AW HS Y. Kupersztoch MEP Y. Kim IK FM RJ JM LR AB HP. Performed the experiments: AW HS Y Kupersztoch MEP Y Kim IK FM RJ JM LR AB HP. Analyzed the data: AW HS Y. Kupersztoch MEP Y. Kim IK FM RJ JM LR AB HP. Wrote the paper: AW HS Y. Kupersztoch MEP Y. Kim IK FM RJ JM LR AB HP.