2017
Use of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival.
Johnson S, Gross C, Park H, Yu J. Use of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e18175-e18175. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e18175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreConventional cancer treatmentsNational Cancer DatabaseAlternative medicineColorectal cancerCancer treatmentComorbidity scoreCox proportional hazards regressionGreater riskNon-metastatic breastYear of diagnosisAlternative medicine useKaplan-Meier methodSubgroup of patientsAlternative medicine utilizationProportional hazards regressionCancer patient characteristicsDisease-related factorsLog-rank testAnti-cancer treatmentChi-square testPatterns of utilizationHigher socioeconomic statusHormone therapyOverall survival
2012
Proton radiotherapy for prostate cancer in the Medicare population: Patterns of care and comparison of early toxicity with IMRT.
Yu J, Soulos P, Cramer L, Roberts K, Herrin J, Potosky A, Gross C. Proton radiotherapy for prostate cancer in the Medicare population: Patterns of care and comparison of early toxicity with IMRT. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 4651-4651. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.4651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer patientsSix monthsShort-term toxicityOne-yearCancer patientsPRT patientsProstate cancerProton radiotherapyLogistic regressionTreatment-related complicationsOne-year outcomesCumulative complication rateMultivariable logistic regressionPatient-reported outcomesPatterns of careConditional logistic regressionHigher socioeconomic statusGU complicationsGU toxicityComplication rateEarly toxicityDiagnosis codesLong-term effectsRadiation therapyMedicare population