2018
Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions
Levy BR, Slade MD, Chang ES, Kannoth S, Wang SY. Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions. The Gerontologist 2018, 60: 174-181. PMID: 30423119, PMCID: PMC7182003, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gny131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedAged, 80 and overAgeismAgingHealth Care CostsHumansMiddle AgedPrevalenceStereotypingSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States
2017
Information Needs of Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer When Making Radiation Therapy Decisions
Wang SY, Kelly G, Gross C, Killelea BK, Mougalian S, Presley C, Fraenkel L, Evans SB. Information Needs of Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer When Making Radiation Therapy Decisions. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 98: 733-740. PMID: 28366581, PMCID: PMC5468466, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapy decisionsEarly-stage breast cancerTherapy decisionsOlder womenRadiation therapyBreast cancerSide effectsAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast cancer careBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsMean ageCancer careCancer needsResponse rateProfessional Advisory CommitteeTherapyWomenCancerAdvisory CommitteeParticipantsYearsWide variationLumpectomyMain decision makers