2023
Estimating Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis After Screening Mammography Among Older Women in the United States.
Richman I, Long J, Soulos P, Wang S, Gross C. Estimating Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis After Screening Mammography Among Older Women in the United States. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1172-1180. PMID: 37549389, PMCID: PMC10623662, DOI: 10.7326/m23-0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative incidenceBreast cancerBreast cancer screeningUnscreened womenOlder womenCancer screeningBreast cancer-specific deathBreast cancer overdiagnosisService Medicare claimsRetrospective cohort studyCancer-specific deathBreast cancer deathsWomen 70 yearsHarms of overdiagnosisNational Cancer InstituteBreast cancer diagnosisCohort studyCancer overdiagnosisCancer deathSEER programMedicare claimsCancer InstituteOverdiagnosisGreater incidenceCancerCancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidence
2022
MP53-11 FOUR KALLIKREIN PANEL TESTING AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES UNDERGOING PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING
Leapman M, Long J, Wang R, Sprenkle P, Ma X, Gross C. MP53-11 FOUR KALLIKREIN PANEL TESTING AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES UNDERGOING PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING. Journal Of Urology 2022, 207: e899. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002628.11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
PD50-11 CHANGES IN PSA SCREENING RELATIVE TO THE REVISED USPSTF GUIDANCE FOR PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING
Leapman M, Wang R, Gross C, Ma X. PD50-11 CHANGES IN PSA SCREENING RELATIVE TO THE REVISED USPSTF GUIDANCE FOR PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING. Journal Of Urology 2021, 206: e856-e856. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002072.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer screeningCancer screening
2019
Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Clinical Practice
Richman IB, Hoag JR, Xu X, Forman HP, Hooley R, Busch SH, Gross CP. Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Clinical Practice. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 1292-1295. PMID: 31233086, PMCID: PMC6593646, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1058.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
PD44-05 CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL TRENDS OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING AMONG PRIVATELY INSURED PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Kim S, Karnes R, Gross C, Van Houten H, Abouassaly R, Shah N. PD44-05 CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL TRENDS OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING AMONG PRIVATELY INSURED PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. Journal Of Urology 2015, 193: e899. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.02.2551.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Wang R, Ross JS, Gross CP. Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju159. PMID: 25031307, PMCID: PMC4155428, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results-MedicareBreast cancer stageCohort of womenEarly-stage tumorsBreast cancer screeningAdjunct imagingSignificant changesCancer screeningCancer stageIncidence rateBreast cancerAdjunct procedureOlder womenMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesClinical practiceComputer-aided detectionPoisson regressionNational feeCohortBreast ultrasoundWomenEarlier cohortsLater cohortsMedicare spending
2013
Changes in early- and late-stage colorectal cancer incidence during the era of screening: 1976-2009.
Yang D, Gross C, Yu J. Changes in early- and late-stage colorectal cancer incidence during the era of screening: 1976-2009. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1522-1522. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-stage colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCancer incidenceLate-stage colorectal cancer diagnosisEarly-stage colorectal cancerNon-screened populationColorectal cancer incidenceEnd Results (SEER) databaseColorectal cancer incidence dataAdults 50 yearsColorectal cancer diagnosisBreast cancer screeningLate-stage cancerEarly-stage cancerCancer incidence dataColorectal screeningResults databaseCancer screeningAdults 50Curable stageSubsequent diagnosisStage cancerDetects cancerNHS dataCancerThe Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Long JB, Ross JS, Abu-Khalaf MM, Wang R, Killelea BK, Gold HT, Chagpar AB, Ma X. The Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 220-226. PMID: 23303200, PMCID: PMC3638736, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer screeningCancer screeningTreatment costsBetter breast cancer outcomesEnd Results-Medicare databaseService MedicareHigh screening costsWomen ages 66Breast cancer outcomesInitial cancer treatmentHospital referral region levelWomen 75 yearsInitial treatment costsEarly-stage cancerDigital screening mammographyCancer outcomesCancer incidenceCancer stageLowest quartileAge 66Breast cancerOlder womenMedicare populationComputer-aided detectionTreatment expenditures