2023
Awareness of racial/ethnic inequities in time to treatment among breast cancer providers.
Cohen I, Canavan M, Jacob A, Sondhi A, Silver H, Bramwell L, Lustberg M, Adelson K. Awareness of racial/ethnic inequities in time to treatment among breast cancer providers. JCO Oncology Practice 2023, 19: 584-584. DOI: 10.1200/op.2023.19.11_suppl.584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer providersCancer providersRace/ethnicityEthnic inequitiesTreatment inequitiesExact testSmilow Cancer HospitalYale Cancer CenterHospital-level factorsEducational interventionAdverse social determinantsFisher's exact testDe-identified databaseBrief educational interventionNon-Latinx WhitesPatient factorsWhite patientsProvider factorsCancer HospitalCancer CenterCancer patientsOncological careCare metricsClinical armTreatment metricsRetrospective cohort study of scalp cooling in breast cancer patients
Rose L, Schnell P, Radcliff L, Lustberg M, Dulmage B. Retrospective cohort study of scalp cooling in breast cancer patients. Supportive Care In Cancer 2023, 31: 118. PMID: 36645520, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07562-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScalp coolingChemotherapy regimenPatient ageInsurance statusRetrospective cohort studyCommon side effectsRetrospective chart reviewNon-white patientsBreast cancer patientsStage of cancerQuality of lifeChart reviewCohort studyWhite patientsPatient's likelihoodChemotherapy infusionCancer patientsTreatment optionsOncology settingBreast cancerPatient decisionSide effectsPatientsTreatment planHealthcare providers
2020
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dying from Pancreatic Cancer
Paredes AZ, Hyer JM, Palmer E, Lustberg MB, Pawlik TM. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dying from Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2020, 25: 155-161. PMID: 32193849, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04568-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthnic minority patientsPancreatic cancerHospice utilizationMinority patientsHospice servicesWhite patientsMedicare Standard Analytic FilesRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesStandard Analytic FilesDeceased individualsTime of deathOverall low useClinical factorsMost patientsMultivariable analysisAnalytic FilesMedicare beneficiariesPancreatectomyPatientsComparable oddsEthnic disparitiesCancerLogistic regressionLow useDeath
2019
Racial/ethnic disparities in hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries dying from pancreatic cancer.
Paredes A, Hyer M, Palmer E, Lustberg M, Pawlik T. Racial/ethnic disparities in hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries dying from pancreatic cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 41-41. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.31_suppl.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic minority patientsWhite patientsHospice utilizationPancreatic cancerMinority patientsHospice servicesMedicare Standard Analytic FilesStandard Analytic FilesAspects of careTime of deathOverall low useComorbidity burdenMost patientsClinical factorsMultivariable analysisTreatment disparitiesAnalytic FilesMedicare beneficiariesPancreatectomyPatientsComparable oddsEthnic disparitiesCancerEthnic minoritiesLow use