2023
Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidence
2021
Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care
Puglisi L, Halberstam AA, Aminawung J, Gallagher C, Gonsalves L, Schulman-Green D, Lin HJ, Metha R, Mun S, Oladeru OT, Gross C, Wang EA. Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e048863. PMID: 34035109, PMCID: PMC8154989, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careCancer careCancer incidenceSequential explanatory mixed-methods study designCancer screening ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistrySocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionExplanatory mixed-methods study designCox survival modelsConnecticut DepartmentHuman Investigation CommitteePaucity of dataInstitutional review boardUniversity Institutional Review BoardMixed-methods study designTumor RegistryScreening ratesCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer outcomesCancer disparitiesStudy protocolHigh riskOutcome studies
2019
Contemporary changes in localized and metastatic prostate cancer incidence by geographic area following decreased PSA screening.
Yang D, Makarov D, Gross C, Yu J. Contemporary changes in localized and metastatic prostate cancer incidence by geographic area following decreased PSA screening. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 1567-1567. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer incidenceHealth service areasMetastatic prostate cancerMetastatic prostate cancer incidenceMetastatic diseaseCancer incidenceProstate cancerLocalized diseasePopulation-weighted linear regressionMen 70 yearsEnd Results (SEER) databaseHealth Service regionResults databaseIncidence rateHospital careMetastatic incidenceIncidenceDiseaseCancerLate increasePSALinear regressionMenTemporal relationshipSurveillance
2013
Changes in early- and late-stage colorectal cancer incidence during the era of screening: 1976-2009.
Yang D, Gross C, Yu J. Changes in early- and late-stage colorectal cancer incidence during the era of screening: 1976-2009. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1522-1522. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-stage colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCancer incidenceLate-stage colorectal cancer diagnosisEarly-stage colorectal cancerNon-screened populationColorectal cancer incidenceEnd Results (SEER) databaseColorectal cancer incidence dataAdults 50 yearsColorectal cancer diagnosisBreast cancer screeningLate-stage cancerEarly-stage cancerCancer incidence dataColorectal screeningResults databaseCancer screeningAdults 50Curable stageSubsequent diagnosisStage cancerDetects cancerNHS dataCancerThe Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Long JB, Ross JS, Abu-Khalaf MM, Wang R, Killelea BK, Gold HT, Chagpar AB, Ma X. The Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 220-226. PMID: 23303200, PMCID: PMC3638736, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer screeningCancer screeningTreatment costsBetter breast cancer outcomesEnd Results-Medicare databaseService MedicareHigh screening costsWomen ages 66Breast cancer outcomesInitial cancer treatmentHospital referral region levelWomen 75 yearsInitial treatment costsEarly-stage cancerDigital screening mammographyCancer outcomesCancer incidenceCancer stageLowest quartileAge 66Breast cancerOlder womenMedicare populationComputer-aided detectionTreatment expenditures