2023
Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer
Puklin L, Li F, Cartmel B, Zhao J, Sanft T, Lisevick A, Winer E, Lustberg M, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 98. PMID: 38042922, PMCID: PMC10693588, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00603-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBreast cancer diagnosisWeight changeCause mortalityClinical characteristicsWeight gainWeight lossBreast cancerWeight trajectoriesPost-diagnosis weight changeBreast cancer-specific mortalityCox proportional hazards modelModern treatment eraCancer-specific mortalityCancer diagnosisModerate weight lossModerate weight gainProportional hazards modelAdverse health outcomesElectronic health recordsTreatment eraBaseline characteristicsTumor RegistryMass indexWeight management
2021
Racial and ethnic disparities among patients with breast cancer and COVID-19.
Nagaraj G, Accordino M, French B, Kuderer N, Lyman G, Stover D, Blinder V, Schmidt A, Shatsky R, Grover P, Puc M, Hwang C, Wulff-Burchfield E, Lewis M, Menendez A, Bilen M, Warner J, Lustberg M, Shah D. Racial and ethnic disparities among patients with breast cancer and COVID-19. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6500-6500. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 outcomesNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesHospital admissionClinicopathologic characteristicsMechanical ventilationCancer characteristicsCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2Worse breast cancer outcomesIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionSevere COVID-19Breast cancer outcomesFisher's exact testSignificant differencesSARS-CoV-2High rateEthnic groupsCOVID-19 diagnosisAnti-cancer therapyRace/ethnicityActive diseaseUnit admissionBaseline characteristics