2013
Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes?
Bai HX, Motwani SB, Higgins SA, Haffty BG, Wilson LD, Lannin DR, Evans SB, Moran MS. Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes? International Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 19: 460-466. PMID: 23780727, DOI: 10.1007/s10147-013-0575-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation treatmentLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalSigns/symptomsLong-term outcomesDCIS patientsPhysical signs/symptomsTumor sizeER/PR/HERWorse long-term prognosisSignificant overall survival differenceAdjuvant hormone treatmentLong-term prognosisOverall survival differenceBreast conservation therapyLarger tumor sizeStatus of marginsNon-white racePresentation of diseaseMedian followClinicopathological differencesNodal involvementOverall survivalIndependent predictorsConservation therapy
2011
Breast cancers in U.S. residing Indian-Pakistani versus non-Hispanic White women: comparative analysis of clinical-pathologic features, treatment, and survival
Moran MS, Gonsalves L, Goss DM, Ma S. Breast cancers in U.S. residing Indian-Pakistani versus non-Hispanic White women: comparative analysis of clinical-pathologic features, treatment, and survival. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 128: 543-551. PMID: 21301957, PMCID: PMC3235412, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1362-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation surgeryAge-adjusted incidenceBreast cancerAdjuvant radiationNHW womenInvasive diseaseHormone receptor-negative diseaseFemale breast cancer patientsNon-Hispanic white womenPost-mastectomy RTRates of breastClinical-pathologic featuresInvolved lymph nodesPercentage of patientsReceptor-negative diseasePost-mastectomy radiationBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer patientsLarger tumor sizeYounger median ageRelative survival ratesSignificant differencesMultivariate regression analysisSEER databaseLymph nodes