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