2007
Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Guadagnoli E, Winer EP, Ayanian JZ. Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 23: 11-18. PMID: 17939006, PMCID: PMC2173914, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0422-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTypes of physiciansAdvanced breast cancerWeeks of deathHospice useOutpatient visitsCancer specialistsBreast cancerOlder womenStage III/IV breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseAdvanced breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsPrimary care providersPopulation-based sampleTiming of enrollmentHospice referralPatient characteristicsHospice enrollmentHospitalized patientsCancer careCancer patientsAdjusted ratesCare providersHospitalizationPatients
2005
Economic outcomes of breast cancer survivorship: CALGB study 79804
Hensley ML, Dowell J, Herndon JE, Winer E, Stark N, Weeks JC, Paskett E. Economic outcomes of breast cancer survivorship: CALGB study 79804. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2005, 91: 153-161. PMID: 15868443, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-6497-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsBreast cancerMedical oncologistsCancer survivorsMedical oncologyLong-term breast cancer survivorsStage II breast cancerAnnual direct medical costsPatient self-reported dataDisease-free survivorsLong-term outcomesDirect medical costsBreast cancer survivorshipFollow-up variesMedical resourcesMedian annual costPercentage of survivorsLow incomeAdjuvant chemotherapyCancer specialistsCancer survivorshipTumor markersMedical costsYoung survivorsYounger age