2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
1994
CT screening for comorbid disease in patients with prostatic carcinoma: is it cost-effective?
Forman H, Heiken J, Brink J, Glazer H, Fox L, McClennan B. CT screening for comorbid disease in patients with prostatic carcinoma: is it cost-effective? American Journal Of Roentgenology 1994, 162: 1125-8; discussion 1129-30. PMID: 8165996, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.162.5.8165996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid diseasesProstatic carcinomaCT findingsFalse-positive CT findingsTime of diagnosisPopulation of patientsLack of efficacyScreening CT scanConsecutive patientsPreoperative evaluationProstatic surgeryMedical recordsClinical impactCT scanRadiation therapyPatientsCarcinomaFurther evaluationDiseaseCTMedicare reimbursementSurgeryTreatmentFindingsTherapy