2009
Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women
Keating NL, Kouri E, He Y, Weeks JC, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women. Medical Care 2009, 47: 765-773. PMID: 19536008, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819e1fe7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Services ResearchHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomyMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSEER ProgramSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsDefinitive primary therapyHigh-quality hospitalsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer therapyBreast cancerPrimary therapyWhite womenRacial disparitiesStage I/II breast cancerBlack womenPrimary breast cancer therapyEarly-stage breast cancerLow-volume hospitalsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryPatterns of careSEER-Medicare databaseCancer therapyPopulation-based sampleOlder Black womenDefinitive therapyVolume hospitalsCancer surgeryCancer patients
1999
Is axillary lymph node dissection indicated for early-stage breast cancer? A decision analysis.
Parmigiani G, Berry D, Winer E, Tebaldi C, Iglehart J, Prosnitz L. Is axillary lymph node dissection indicated for early-stage breast cancer? A decision analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 17: 1465-73. PMID: 10334532, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.5.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionBenefits of ALNDLymph node dissectionQuality of lifeAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyNode dissectionBreast cancerLeukemia Group B StudyEarly-stage breast cancerRoutine useAxillary radiation therapyER-negative womenER-positive womenAdjuvant systemic therapySmall primary tumorsBreast-conserving therapyBreast cancer patientsEstrogen receptor statusNegative axillaOxford OverviewAdjuvant treatmentChemotherapy combinationsSurvival benefitSystemic therapy