2016
How I Do It: Genetic counseling and genetic testing for inherited prostate cancer.
Giri V, Gross L, Gomella L, Hyatt C. How I Do It: Genetic counseling and genetic testing for inherited prostate cancer. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2016, 23: 8247-53. PMID: 27085833.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsProstate cancer patientsProstate cancerCancer patientsGenetic counselingProstate cancer risk assessmentGenetic testing guidelinesInherited prostate cancerHereditary cancer syndromesCancer risk assessmentProstate cancer predispositionFamily historyUrologic communityCancer syndromesCancerGenetic testingPatientsTesting guidelinesGenetic mutationsCounselingCancer predispositionUrologistsCurrent knowledgeSubstantial heritable componentGenetic contributionProviders
2015
Lessons Learned from Implementing a Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program for Underserved High-Risk Men in the Community: the Prostate REACH Project
Fleisher L, Davis S, Gross L, Bagden L, Zakrzewski D, González E, Kandadai V, Rusten C, Baskett J, Obeid E, Giri V. Lessons Learned from Implementing a Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program for Underserved High-Risk Men in the Community: the Prostate REACH Project. Journal Of Cancer Education 2015, 31: 191-197. PMID: 25971432, DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0854-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramCancer Risk Assessment ProgramRisk assessment programProstate cancerProstate cancer risk assessmentRisk assessment clinicComprehensive cancer centerCommunity-based promotionCancer risk assessmentProstate riskREACH projectUnderserved menAssessment clinicCancer CenterClinic sitesUninsured menAbnormal resultsKey implementation stepsRisk menUnique demonstration projectNavigator servicesAssessment ProgramMenCancerBlack men
2013
Genetic variation in IL-16 miRNA target site and time to prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American men
Hughes L, Ruth K, Rebbeck T, Giri V. Genetic variation in IL-16 miRNA target site and time to prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American men. Prostate Cancer And Prostatic Diseases 2013, 16: 308-314. PMID: 24061634, PMCID: PMC3865712, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2013.36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramAfrican American menHigh-risk menCC/CTProstate cancerCancer diagnosisIL-16Family historyProstate cancer screening strategiesProstate cancer risk assessmentCancer Risk Assessment ProgramIL-16 genotypesLongitudinal screening programCancer screening strategiesProstate cancer screeningTaqMan SNP genotyping assaysProstate cancer developmentPersonalized risk estimatesAfrican AmericansCancer risk assessmentGenetic variantsHazard ratioSNP genotyping assaysCancer screeningScreening program
2012
Assessing the Clinical Role of Genetic Markers of Early-Onset Prostate Cancer among High-Risk Men Enrolled in Prostate Cancer Early Detection
Hughes L, Zhu F, Ross E, Gross L, Uzzo R, Chen D, Viterbo R, Rebbeck T, Giri V. Assessing the Clinical Role of Genetic Markers of Early-Onset Prostate Cancer among High-Risk Men Enrolled in Prostate Cancer Early Detection. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2012, 21: 53-60. PMID: 22144497, PMCID: PMC3253936, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset prostate cancerProstate cancer early detectionHigh-risk menCancer early detectionAfrican American menProstate cancerEarly detectionAmerican menConcordance indexClinical informationProstate cancer risk assessmentCancer diagnosisHarrell's concordance indexAfrican American raceFamilial prostate cancerUseful clinical informationCancer risk assessmentStudy criteriaLongitudinal cohortFamily historyAge 35Clinical roleCox modelEligibility criteriaAmerican race
2009
Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program Recruitment Methods and Show Rates in Men at High Risk
Giri V, Coups E, Ruth K, Goplerud J, Raysor S, Kim T, Bagden L, Mastalski K, Zakrzewski D, Leimkuhler S, Watkins-Bruner D. Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program Recruitment Methods and Show Rates in Men at High Risk. Journal Of Urology 2009, 182: 2212-2218. PMID: 19758657, PMCID: PMC2760660, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh riskProstate cancerFamily historyProstate cancer screening studyProstate cancer risk assessmentProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate cancer family historyRecruitment methodsShow ratesCancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate cancer screeningCancer screening studyEarly Detection ProgramCancer family historyLow socioeconomic statusBlack menCancer risk assessmentMen 35Cancer screeningLow presentation ratesBRCA1/2 mutationsRisk assessment programProgram visitsMore menParticipant demographics