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
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 variationRacial/ethnic differences in the relative risk of receipt of specific treatment among men with prostate cancer
Moses K, Orom H, Brasel A, Gaddy J, Underwood W. Racial/ethnic differences in the relative risk of receipt of specific treatment among men with prostate cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2016, 34: 415.e7-415.e12. PMID: 27161898, PMCID: PMC4996674, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2016.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceipt of radical prostatectomyRadiation therapyProstate cancerRelative risk ratiosCombination therapyDefinitive treatmentExternal beam radiation therapyBeam radiation therapyWhite menEnd Results ProgramHispanic menLogistic regression analysisPredictors of receiptRadical prostatectomyImprove physician educationSignificant public health issueEnd ResultsBrachytherapySpecific treatmentRisk ratioProstateAA menAfrican AmericansRelative riskCryotherapy