2019
Suicide among cancer patients
Zaorsky NG, Zhang Y, Tuanquin L, Bluethmann SM, Park HS, Chinchilli VM. Suicide among cancer patients. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 207. PMID: 30643135, PMCID: PMC6331593, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08170-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mortality ratioCancer patientsHigh riskHigher standardized mortality ratiosColorectal cancer patientsEnd Results ProgramPopulation-based studyYears of agePredominant patientsLocalized diseasePerson yearsResults ProgramHodgkin's lymphomaTesticular tumorsMortality ratioRates of suicideGeneral populationPatientsCommitted suicideUnmarried malesLungSuicideRiskRepresentative dataLymphoma
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
2015
Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Corso CD, Rutter CE, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Wilson LD, Husain ZA, Lilenbaum RC, Yu JB, Decker RH. Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 4240-4246. PMID: 26481366, PMCID: PMC4678178, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.4270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemoradiotherapyComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsElderly patientsOverall survivalSurvival benefitLung cancerLimited-stage small cell lung cancerCancer clinical stage IClinical stage III diseaseNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreSmall cell lung cancerLarge population-based cohortLimited-Stage SmallRole of chemoradiotherapyClinical stage IStage III diseaseUse of chemoradiotherapyCell lung cancerPopulation-based cohortProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testMixed-effects logistic regressionLarge national databaseOS advantageSequential chemoradiotherapy
2009
Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer
Park HS, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer. Cancer 2009, 116: 20-30. PMID: 19908255, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerElderly patientsTotal thyroidectomyRadioactive iodineYounger patientsThyroid cancerMultivariate analysisStage IV diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseCurrent practice guidelinesLong-term outcomesAge 65 yearsUse of thyroidectomyNonpapillary histologyRAI treatmentAdvanced diseaseWorse survivalImproved survivalPathologic characteristicsResults databaseTreatment patternsExtrathyroid extensionLarge tumorsPractice guidelinesPatients