Jane M. Armer

PhD, RN

Professor
Sinclair School of Nursing

Mailing Address:
S312 MU Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211

Office Address:
Office of Nursing Research
408 Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
EFCC DC Code 116.05
115 W. Business Loop 70 & Garth
Columbia, MO 65203
E-Mail: ArmerJ@missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 882-0287
Fax: (573) 884-4632

Research Description: Post Breast Cancer Lymphedema, Measurement and management of post-breast cancer lymphedema, management of chronic illness, health beliefs & behaviors among diverse elders, and relocation adjustment of community-based rural elderly.

Nursing Specialty: Community Health, Gerontological Nursing, Oncology (Breast Cancer)

Interest Area: Measurement and management of post-breast cancer lymphedema, Management of chronic illness, health beliefs and behaviors among diverse elders, relocation adjustment of rural elderly, and qualitative research methods.

Jane Armer is a professor at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and Director of Nursing Research at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. In 2000 she was appointed to the Medical Advisory Committee of the National Lymphedema Network (NLN). She chairs the NLN's Research Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of the Lymphedema Association of North America (LANA). She has been appointed to the Nursing Core group of Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), the national medical oncology clinical trials research group, where she is vice-chair of the symptom intervention subcommittee.

Armer is well known for her extensive research on physiological measurement of limb volume in post-breast cancer lymphedema; signs, symptoms and self-management of lymphedema among women treated for breast cancer and the psychological impact of lymphedema. Armer's program of research focuses on the more-than-two million women who are living with breast cancer in this country today who are at a lifetime risk for lymphedema development. Her earlier work focused on health beliefs and practices of community-dwelling diverse elders and adults, self-management of chronic illness, and relocation adjustment of rural elders.

Publications

Grants and Contracts

Press Releases:

MU Study: Lymphedema Affects Nearly Half of Breast Cancer Survivors
Serious Medical Problem Often Overlooked, Researcher Concludes

You May Learn More at the Beauty Shop Than You Think
Unique Approach Brings Breast Cancer Awareness to African-American Women

Related site:

Lymphedema Research

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