2024
USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years
Siddique S, Wang R, Yasin F, Gaddy J, Zhang L, Gross C, Ma X. USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436358. PMID: 39361285, PMCID: PMC11450516, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsColorectal cancer screening uptakeAverage-risk individualsScreening uptakeHigher socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusScreening recommendationsColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screening recommendationsPreventive Services Task ForceCohort studyCancer screening recommendationsScreening uptake ratesInterrupted time series analysisLow socioeconomic statusPrivate insurance beneficiariesScreening ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPotential disparitiesEvaluate changesClaims dataAbsolute change
2023
Race, geography, and risk of breast cancer treatment delays: A population‐based study 2004–2015
Reeder‐Hayes K, Jackson B, Baggett C, Kuo T, Gaddy J, LeBlanc M, Bell E, Green L, Wheeler S. Race, geography, and risk of breast cancer treatment delays: A population‐based study 2004–2015. Cancer 2023, 129: 925-933. PMID: 36683417, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGeographyHealthcare DisparitiesHumansNeoplasm StagingNorth CarolinaRetrospective StudiesConceptsBreast cancer treatment delaysTreatment delayMagnitude of racial disparitiesNon-Black patientsStage I-III breast cancerI-III breast cancerPoor-quality carePopulation health resourcesRisk of treatment delayBlack patientsBreast cancer survivalCancer treatment delayPopulation-based studyDiagnosis to first treatmentAssociated with riskBreast cancerCancer RegistryObservational cohort of patientsTreatment delay >Health resourcesPopulation-basedPoisson regressionCancer survivalSociodemographic dataRacial disparities
2016
Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Does Cancer Severity Matter?
Moses K, Orom H, Brasel A, Gaddy J, Underwood W. Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Does Cancer Severity Matter? Urology 2016, 99: 76-83. PMID: 27667157, PMCID: PMC5191943, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.07.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerOdds of receiving treatmentReceipt of treatmentDefinitive treatmentHispanic menWhite menD'Amico risk classificationDisease severityContext of disease severityOdds of treatmentLogistic regression analysisApproach to treatmentIntermediate-riskDecreased oddsHigh riskAA menAsian menRisk categoriesRisk classificationCancerProstateTreatmentRegression analysisMenTreatment variation