2023
Abstract P6-08-12: Toward Comprehensive Cancer Prevention for Women Experiencing Homelessness: Demonstrating the Need for Onsite Mammography, Education, Navigation, and Cross Cancer Screenings
Combs P, Hurwitz H, Mariner M, Anderson N, Mccaffrey K, Jackson R, Kilic S, Onger T, Sanders K, Stimpert T, Suwarna J, Weleff J, Shah C. Abstract P6-08-12: Toward Comprehensive Cancer Prevention for Women Experiencing Homelessness: Demonstrating the Need for Onsite Mammography, Education, Navigation, and Cross Cancer Screenings. Cancer Research 2023, 83: p6-08-12-p6-08-12. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs22-p6-08-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care providersAdvanced practice providersComprehensive cancer preventionCancer screeningMobile mammographyPrimary careScreening eventsBreast cancer screening utilizationCancer preventionCancer screening utilizationSmoking cessation referralsBreast health educationColorectal cancer screeningBreast cancer disparitiesBreast cancer screeningMobile mammography servicesPreventive health careLung cancer screeningReduce cancer riskPatient navigationCancer disparitiesMammography screeningBreast healthMammography servicesPractice providersCancer Diagnoses and Use of Radiation Therapy Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Kilic S, Mayo Z, Weleff J, Parker S, Strzalka C, Phelan M, Suh J, Campbell S, Shah C. Cancer Diagnoses and Use of Radiation Therapy Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 116: 79-86. PMID: 36731679, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapyUse of radiation therapyCancer diagnosisNo treatmentExternal beam RTInstitutional cancer databaseSingle-modality treatmentDisease-free statusTreatment completion ratesBeam RTChart searchHypofractionated regimensMetastatic diseaseHormone therapyMultimodal therapyMedian ageRates of cancer screeningCancer DatabaseMultifraction treatmentTreated patientsCompletion ratesCancer screeningAdvanced stageMetropolitan hospital systemCancer prevalence
2022
Prostate Cancer Screening Disparities in Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Mayo Z, Kilic S, Parker S, Weleff J, Strzalka C, Phelan M, Mian O, Stephans K, Suh J, Tendulkar R. Prostate Cancer Screening Disparities in Persons Experiencing Homelessness. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 114: e136. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate specific antigen testingProstate specific antigenProstate specific antigen testing rateNon-PEHPSA testingCancer screeningMultivariate analysisProstate specific antigen screeningRates of PSA testingRates of prostate cancer screeningProspective institutional registryPSA screening ratesTesting ratesFactors associated with screeningProstate cancer screeningCancer screening disparitiesIRB-approved studyNational screening guidelinesAssociated with increased oddsCounty of residenceMedian ageMetropolitan hospital systemSpecific antigenTransitional housingUnivariate analysisBreast cancer screening in persons experiencing homelessness.
Kilic S, Mayo Z, Weleff J, Strzalka C, Hall E, E E, Anderson N, Phelan M, Cherian S, Tendulkar R, Suh J, Shah C. Breast cancer screening in persons experiencing homelessness. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 6515-6515. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.6515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer screeningPrimary care physiciansRates of breast cancer screeningCancer screeningScreening mammographyScreening ratesIncrease breast cancer screeningBreast cancer screening mammographyScreening mammography ratesCancer screening ratesPoor health outcomesScreening age rangeIdentified low ratesPatients' electronic medical recordsElectronic medical recordsMammography ratesRisk of deathScreening mammogramsCare physiciansIllicit drug usersHealth outcomesCancer mortalityPatient addressesCessation programsZ codes