2017
Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival
Johnson SB, Park HS, Gross CP, Yu JB. Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 110: djx145. PMID: 28922780, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBreast NeoplasmsChoice BehaviorColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityComplementary TherapiesEducational StatusFemaleHumansIncomeLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingNorthwestern United StatesPacific StatesPatient PreferenceProstatic NeoplasmsResidence CharacteristicsSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsConventional cancer treatmentsAlternative medicineColorectal cancerCox proportional hazards regressionGreater riskLower comorbidity scoreMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionPatterns of utilizationHigher socioeconomic statusNonmetastatic breastComorbidity scoreHormone therapyCurable cancerHazards regressionLung cancerAM useAnticancer treatmentStage IICancerIndependent covariatesLogistic regressionPatientsCancer treatmentSocioeconomic status
2006
The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.
Gross CP, McAvay GJ, Krumholz HM, Paltiel AD, Bhasin D, Tinetti ME. The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2006, 145: 646-53. PMID: 17088577, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-9-200611070-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic illnessColorectal cancerChronic conditionsLife expectancyCancer stageEarly-stage colorectal cancerPopulation-based cancer registriesPatients 67 yearsRetrospective cohort studyStage I cancerAdministrative claims dataChronic condition groupsFinal study sampleYears of ageShort life expectancyCohort studyEffect of agePatient ageI cancerCancer RegistryCancer variesHealthy patientsIndividual patientsMedicare claimsAdministrative claims
1999
Factors Affecting Prophylactic Oophorectomy in Postmenopausal Women
GROSS C, NICHOLSON W, POWE N. Factors Affecting Prophylactic Oophorectomy in Postmenopausal Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 94: 962-968. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199912000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal hysterectomyConcomitant oophorectomyProphylactic oophorectomyTotal abdominal hysterectomyWomen 50 yearsHospital discharge databasePhysician practice styleCross-sectional studyMultiple logistic regressionType of procedureOophorectomy ratesAbdominal hysterectomyPostmenopausal womenPatient factorsSurgical morbidityNonclinical factorsDischarge databaseOvarian cancerOophorectomyHysterectomyCase volumeBenign conditionsPractice styleLogistic regressionIndependent effects