2023
Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States
Chu C, Leapman M, Zhao S, Cowan J, Washington S, Cooperberg M. Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 413-420. PMID: 36629492, PMCID: PMC10086629, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer-specific mortalityProstate-specific antigenAlaska Native patientsCancer-specific mortalityGleason scoreNative patientsDefinitive treatmentWhite patientsProstate cancerTreatment accessAlaska NativesProvider densityHigher prostate-specific antigenAdvanced prostate cancerPatterns of careExternal beam radiationAmerican IndiansProstate cancer disparitiesCounty-level demographicsHealth policy interventionsLower ratesMultivariable adjustmentBaseline characteristicsPathologic factorsWorse survival
2015
A Case-Based Illustration of Urinary Symptoms Following Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Polland A, Leapman M, Stone N. A Case-Based Illustration of Urinary Symptoms Following Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. 2015, 151-172. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23817-3_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation therapyProstate cancerLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsValuable treatment optionUrinary side effectsExternal beam radiationPosttreatment courseUrinary symptomsTract symptomsCounseling patientsUrinary effectsTreatment optionsSide effectsClinical scenariosTherapyPatientsBeam radiationSymptomsCancerIncontinenceHematuriaBrachytherapy