2012
Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Meningioma: The Effect of Gender
Claus EB, Walsh KM, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL. Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Meningioma: The Effect of Gender. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2012, 21: 943-950. PMID: 22473761, PMCID: PMC3613227, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-1059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingIntracranial meningiomasCase-control studyRisk of meningiomaDuration of useEffect of genderPast smokersMenopausal statusHormonal etiologyFemale casesMale casesMeningioma riskReduced riskElevated riskMeningioma casesSmokingCase statusGreater riskSimilar findingsMeningiomasRiskAdditional investigationNumber of studiesInconsistent findingsWomenPostmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study
Calvocoressi L, Stowe MH, Carter D, Claus EB. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study. Cancer Epidemiology 2012, 36: 161-168. PMID: 22317899, PMCID: PMC3613248, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyHormone therapySitu breast cancerBreast cancerDuctal carcinomaRisk of DCISPostmenopausal hormone therapyFrequency-matched controlsInvasive breast cancerPost-menopausal womenDuration of usePostmenopausal womenIncident casesBreast carcinomaDCISLarger studyCarcinomaCancerImportant covariatesEstrogenTherapyAge intervalsWomenCurrent use
2007
Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Dailey AB, Kasl SV, Holford TR, Calvocoressi L, Jones BA. Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2007, 16: 2293-2303. PMID: 18006918, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening behaviorScreening guidelinesAfrican American womenSocioeconomic statusScreening behaviorIndividual-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening useLogistic regression analysisNeighborhood-level educationProspective studyScreening useCensus tract informationUrban hospitalHealth behaviorsNonadherenceSEP indexHealth outcomesTelephone interviewsWhite womenStudy outcomesWomenSocioeconomic predictorsSES distributionAdequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women
Jones BA, Reams K, Calvocoressi L, Dailey A, Kasl SV, Liston NM. Adequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 531-538. PMID: 17267723, PMCID: PMC1805005, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.076349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCommunicationConnecticutFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicProspective StudiesRadiology Department, HospitalWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American womenWhite womenMammography resultsMammogram resultsAmerican womenScreening mammogramsInadequate communicationAbnormal mammogram resultProspective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsRadiology recordsRecent mammogramAbnormal resultsMammography screeningPsychosocial factorsAdequacy of communicationLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsWomenRadiology reportsSelf-reported resultsAfrican Americans
2005
Applying Recursive Partitioning to a Prospective Study of Factors Associated with Adherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Calvocoressi L, Stolar M, Kasl SV, Claus EB, Jones BA. Applying Recursive Partitioning to a Prospective Study of Factors Associated with Adherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 162: 1215-1224. PMID: 16221800, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesScreening guidelinesProspective studyHealth care provider recommendationSubgroup of womenHistory of adherenceBreast cancer susceptibilityNovel intervention strategiesRecursive partitioningAdherent subgroupAnnual family incomeProvider recommendationScreening behaviorWhite womenCancer susceptibilityAdherenceWomenCandidate predictorsIntervention strategiesSubgroupsPredictorsInitial screeningFamily incomeMost adherentGuidelines
2004
A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years
Calvocoressi L, Kasl SV, Lee CH, Stolar M, Claus EB, Jones BA. A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2004, 13: 2096-2105. PMID: 15598767, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.2096.13.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesScreening guidelinesBreast cancerProspective studyFamily breast cancer historyWomen age 40Breast cancer historyScreening examinationCancer historyMammography screeningStudy populationAge 40Older womenUrban hospitalIndex examSubsequent adherenceTelephone interviewsPerceived susceptibilityWhite womenCancerMultiple covariatesWomenIndex screeningNonadherenceMonths