2018
Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery
Bachand J, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Ma X, Gross CP. Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 657-665. PMID: 29693229, PMCID: PMC6048589, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4789-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsSurgical delayProvider densityPatient racial compositionBreast cancerEnd Results-Medicare dataBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryResultsThe study sampleConclusionsThe likelihoodBlack patientsCancer surgeryCancer patientsSurgeryPatientsStudy sampleWomenCancerAssociationGroupGroup characteristicsPurposeLittleInterdisciplinary groupPeer groupEpidemiology
2013
Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Gross CP. Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 141: 155-163. PMID: 23942872, PMCID: PMC3893026, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2656-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast-conserving surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerSurgical approachBilateral cancerMRI useOlder womenAssociation of MRIEnd Results-Medicare databasePreoperative MRI useContralateral prophylactic mastectomyType of surgeryCohort of womenBilateral mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyProphylactic mastectomyMastectomyMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryResonance imagingClinical implicationsCancerInvasive surgery