2021
Brief original report: Does smoking status provide information relevant to screening for other substance use among US adults?
Khan MR, Ban K, Caniglia EC, Edelman JE, Gaither J, Crystal S, Chichetto NE, Young KE, Tate J, Justice AC, Braithwaite RS. Brief original report: Does smoking status provide information relevant to screening for other substance use among US adults? Preventive Medicine Reports 2021, 23: 101483. PMID: 34345578, PMCID: PMC8319511, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useUnhealthy alcohol useTobacco screeningDrug useSubstance useOpioid useStimulant useAlcohol useCrack/cocaine useIllicit opioid useCrack/cocaineTest performance characteristicsFormer smokersCurrent smokingSmoking statusUS adultsLifetime smokingCocaine useSmokingScreening resultsFour-fold decreaseNegative resultsMarijuana usePositive resultsTwo-fold decrease
2018
Benefits and harms of lung cancer screening in HIV-infected individuals with CD4+ cell count at least 500 cells/&mgr;l
Kong CY, Sigel K, Criss SD, Sheehan DF, Triplette M, Silverberg MJ, Henschke CI, Justice A, Braithwaite RS, Wisnivesky J, Crothers K. Benefits and harms of lung cancer screening in HIV-infected individuals with CD4+ cell count at least 500 cells/&mgr;l. AIDS 2018, 32: 1333-1342. PMID: 29683843, PMCID: PMC5991188, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose computed tomographyLung cancer screeningCD4 cell countMedicaid Services criteriaCancer screeningLung cancerMortality reductionCell countLDCT examinationsAnnual low-dose computed tomographyUninfected individualsLung cancer mortality reductionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCancer mortality reductionAntiretroviral therapy adherenceAging Cohort StudyLung cancer mortalityCells/Lung Cancer Policy ModelMultiple national organizationsAlternative screening strategiesBase-case analysisHIV cohortCohort studyFormer smokers