2025
Quality of gastrointestinal surgical oncology care according to insurance status
Butensky S, Kerekes D, Bakkila B, Billingsley K, Ahuja N, Johnson C, Khan S. Quality of gastrointestinal surgical oncology care according to insurance status. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025, 29: 101961. PMID: 39800081, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.101961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare-insured patientsNational Cancer DatabaseAdequate lymphadenectomyNegative marginsCancer DatabaseRetrospective study of adult patientsStudy of adult patientsSurvival analysisInsurance statusReceipt of lymphadenectomyCurative-intent resectionGastrointestinal (GI) cancersIncreased risk of deathMultivariate survival analysisAdequacy of lymphadenectomyCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of deathProportional hazards modelResection marginsSurgical oncology careAdjuvant therapyRetrospective studyAdult patientsBiliary organismsLymphadenectomy
2023
Modifiable Barriers and Facilitators for Breast Cancer Care: A Thematic Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives
Fayanju O, Greenup R, Zafar S, Hyslop T, Hwang E, Fish L. Modifiable Barriers and Facilitators for Breast Cancer Care: A Thematic Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 284: 269-279. PMID: 36610386, PMCID: PMC10020986, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer treatmentBreast cancerModifiable barriersCancer treatmentProvider perspectivesSurgical oncology careBreast cancer careAdvanced practice providersSingle health systemModifiable contributorOncologic careModifiable factorsOncology careCancer careTreatment receiptPatients' perceptionsStage 0Practice providersCare receiptPatientsExemplar quotesThematic analysisSuboptimal communicationHealth systemTreatment costs
2020
Surgical Oncologists and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guiding Cancer Patients Effectively through Turbulence and Change
Hwang ES, Balch CM, Balch GC, Feldman SM, Golshan M, Grobmyer SR, Libutti SK, Margenthaler JA, Sasidhar M, Turaga KK, Wong SL, McMasters KM, Tanabe KK. Surgical Oncologists and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guiding Cancer Patients Effectively through Turbulence and Change. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2020, 27: 2600-2613. PMID: 32535870, PMCID: PMC7293588, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-08673-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical oncologistsCancer careCancer patientsCOVID-19 pandemicSurgical oncology careSurgical oncology patientsSARS-CoV-2Health care systemOperable cancerOncology patientsOncologic surgeryOncology careOptimal careEffective vaccineSurgical decisionCoV-2PatientsOncologistsCare systemCareCancer therapyEmpathetic careCOVID-19HospitalProfessional guidelines
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