2024
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Female Breast Cancer Screening: 2023 Update
Imaging P, Niell B, Jochelson M, Amir T, Brown A, Adamson M, Baron P, Bennett D, Chetlen A, Dayaratna S, Freer P, Ivansco L, Klein K, Malak S, Mehta T, Moy L, Neal C, Newell M, Richman I, Schonberg M, Small W, Ulaner G, Slanetz P. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Female Breast Cancer Screening: 2023 Update. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2024, 21: s126-s143. PMID: 38823941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduce breast cancer mortalityRecommendation of mammographyBreast cancerBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer riskBreast cancer screeningDigital breast tomosynthesisEvidence-based guidelinesAmerican College of Radiology Appropriateness CriteriaPeer-reviewed journalsMultidisciplinary expert panelRAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User ManualMultiple different imaging modalitiesPeer-reviewed literatureScreening recommendationsCancer screeningCancer mortalityCancer riskGuideline developmentAppropriateness of imagingRecommendations AssessmentBreast tomosynthesisEstablished methodology principlesExpert panelAmerican CollegeEstimating Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis After Screening Mammography Among Older Women in the United States.
Richman I, Gross C. Estimating Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis After Screening Mammography Among Older Women in the United States. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2024, 177: 403-404. PMID: 38498894, DOI: 10.7326/l23-0485.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 incidenceCancer
2022
Breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: moving from disparities to health equity
Richman I, Tessier-Sherman B, Galusha D, Oladele CR, Wang K. Breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: moving from disparities to health equity. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2022, 115: 139-145. PMID: 36069622, PMCID: PMC9494402, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer screeningCancer screeningHealth systemHealth equityBreast cancer controlRoutine health careCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 waveMammography ratesCancer controlMammography useMultifactorial conditionHealth disparitiesWhite womenScreening mammographyHealth careWomenCOVID-19Subsequent COVID-19 wavesLower ratesNumber of studiesMammographyDisparitiesPandemicSpecific patterns
2021
Comparative Effectiveness of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Mammography in Older Women
Upneja A, Long JB, Aminawung JA, Kyanko KA, Kunst N, Xu X, Busch SH, Gross CP, Richman IB. Comparative Effectiveness of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Mammography in Older Women. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 1870-1876. PMID: 34595682, PMCID: PMC8483166, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07132-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen 75Older womenBreast cancerAdditional cancersSubsequent imagingWomen 67Stage ITime of diagnosisEarly-stage cancerHigh rateCancer detectionConclusionsBreast cancerPrior cancerPotential confoundersScreening outcomesHealth outcomesService beneficiariesComparative effectivenessScreening mammogramsAge groupsCancerLogistic regressionResultsOur studyWomenBreast tomosynthesisComparative Effectiveness of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Screening Among Women 40-64 Years Old
Richman IB, Long JB, Hoag JR, Upneja A, Hooley R, Xu X, Kunst N, Aminawung JA, Kyanko KA, Busch SH, Gross CP. Comparative Effectiveness of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Screening Among Women 40-64 Years Old. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2021, 113: 1515-1522. PMID: 33822120, PMCID: PMC8757313, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiopsyBreastBreast NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedConceptsHigher cancer detection rateCancer detection rateBreast cancer screeningCancer screeningScreening outcomesBreast cancer screening outcomesDigital breast tomosynthesisCancer screening outcomesPopulation-level adoptionReal-world cohortMultivariable logistic regressionHigher biopsy ratesPatient-level analysisPopulation health impactDetection rateIncident cancerClinical outcomesWomen 40Biopsy rateObservational studyComparative effectivenessLogistic regressionYoung womenPrivate health insurersWomen
2020
Use and Costs of Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s in a US Population With Private Insurance
Kunst N, Long JB, Xu X, Busch SH, Kyanko KA, Richman IB, Gross CP. Use and Costs of Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s in a US Population With Private Insurance. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 799-801. PMID: 32202606, PMCID: PMC7147248, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDense Breast Notification Laws, Education, and Women’s Awareness and Knowledge of Breast Density: a Nationally Representative Survey
Kyanko KA, Hoag J, Busch SH, Aminawung JA, Xu X, Richman IB, Gross CP. Dense Breast Notification Laws, Education, and Women’s Awareness and Knowledge of Breast Density: a Nationally Representative Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 1940-1945. PMID: 31916210, PMCID: PMC7351910, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05590-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Association of State Dense Breast Notification Laws With Supplemental Testing and Cancer Detection After Screening Mammography.
Busch SH, Hoag JR, Aminawung JA, Xu X, Richman IB, Soulos PR, Kyanko KA, Gross CP. Association of State Dense Breast Notification Laws With Supplemental Testing and Cancer Detection After Screening Mammography. American Journal Of Public Health 2019, 109: 762-767. PMID: 30896987, PMCID: PMC6459654, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.304967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast DensityBreast NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedConceptsSupplemental screeningCancer detectionMore breast cancersMagnetic resonance imagingPossible benefitsBreast cancerSupplemental ultrasoundBreast biopsySupplemental testingResonance imagingUse of ultrasoundLogistic regressionScreening mammographyCancer diagnosisUltrasoundSignificant differencesSupplemental testsMore ultrasoundMammographyUS statesBreast cancer detectionMammogramsAssociationScreeningBiopsyNew Breast Cancer Screening Technologies in Older Women—Is It Time to Pump the Brakes?
Richman IB, Gross CP. New Breast Cancer Screening Technologies in Older Women—Is It Time to Pump the Brakes? JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 289-290. PMID: 30640376, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7767.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Breast Density Notification Legislation and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: Early Evidence from the SEER Registry
Richman I, Asch SM, Bendavid E, Bhattacharya J, Owens DK. Breast Density Notification Legislation and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: Early Evidence from the SEER Registry. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 32: 603-609. PMID: 27844260, PMCID: PMC5442000, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3904-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast density notification legislationProportion of womenBreast cancer stageCancer stageBreast cancerMetastatic diseaseEnd Results (SEER) Program registryTime of diagnosisInvasive breast cancerBreast density notification lawsSEER registryControl stateDuctal carcinomaInvasive cancerProgram registryAge 40Potential confoundingLimited followSignificant associationIntervention statesDense breastsResultsOur studyCancerDiagnosisEarly detection