2015
Local Therapy Decision-Making and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Rosenberg SM, Sepucha K, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Gelber S, Meyer ME, Schapira L, Come SE, Borges VF, Golshan M, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Local Therapy Decision-Making and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 22: 3809-3815. PMID: 25930247, PMCID: PMC4598267, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4572-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnxietyBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsDecision MakingDirective CounselingFearFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Genetic TestingHumansLymphatic MetastasisMastectomy, SegmentalMutationNeoplasm StagingParityPatient ParticipationProphylactic Surgical ProceduresReceptor, ErbB-2RecurrenceTumor BurdenYoung AdultConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryContralateral prophylactic mastectomyEarly-stage breast cancerUnilateral mastectomyBreast cancerYoung womenProphylactic mastectomyUnilateral stage ILarger tumor sizeOngoing cohort studyGood psychosocial supportResultsMedian ageClinical characteristicsCohort studyHER2 positivityNodal involvementLocal therapyLower BMITumor sizeBRCA mutationsPatient-driven decisionSurgical decisionMethodsAs partMultinomial logistic regressionStage I
2009
Influence of birthplace on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Hispanic women
Kouri EM, He Y, Winer EP, Keating NL. Influence of birthplace on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Hispanic women. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2009, 121: 743-751. PMID: 19949856, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-009-0643-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesEarly DiagnosisEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsBreast cancerHispanic womenBreast cancer diagnosisRace/ethnicityPrimary therapyWhite womenStage I breast cancerNon-Hispanic white womenCancer diagnosisEarly-stage diseaseI breast cancerInvasive breast cancerAssociation of ethnicityForeign-born HispanicsInfluence of birthplaceTherapy differsTumor characteristicsSEER areasFirst diagnosisRates of stageAdjusted ratesMultinomial logistic regressionStage IAdvanced stageAppropriate interventions