2024
Asymptomatic Incidence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Preclinical Duration to Myeloma Diagnosis: A Modeling Study.
Ji M, Shih Y, Huber J, Wang M, Feuer E, Etzioni R, Wang S, Chang S. Asymptomatic Incidence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Preclinical Duration to Myeloma Diagnosis: A Modeling Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2024, of1-of8. PMID: 39106151, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-24-0490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNHB populationNHW populationsPreclinical durationNon-HispanicNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyNutrition Examination SurveyPopulation-based screeningMultiple myelomaNHW counterpartsExamination SurveyMGUS prevalenceMonoclonal gammopathyIncidence rateNHWNatural history of MMMM incidenceNHBIncidence of monoclonal gammopathyCumulative riskHistory of MMMGUS to MMPopulation age distributionEpidemiologyAsymptomatic incidence
2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
2017
Are Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good?
Lannin DR, Wang S. Are Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good? New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 376: 2286-91. PMID: 28591529, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsr1613680.Peer-Reviewed Original Research