2021
Association of Heart and Lung Radiation Dose With COVID-Related Mortality
Talcott W, Peters G, Yu J, Park H. Association of Heart and Lung Radiation Dose With COVID-Related Mortality. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e424-e425. PMCID: PMC8536215, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung radiation doseCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-related mortalityStudy cohortRadiation therapyOdds ratioRadiation dosePoor COVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19 positive patientsDosimetric parametersNon-metastatic patientsMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsNormal lung tissuesCOVID-19 outcomesLung radiation therapyCOVID-19MATERIAL/METHODSPrior radiation doseCardiovascular sequelaeEvaluable patientsHeart dosesHeart V5Lung V5Association of heart
2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
2016
Disparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort
Wang E, Yu J, Abouassally R, Meropol N, Cooper G, Shah N, Williams S, Gonzalez C, Smaldone M, Kutikov A, Zhu H, Kim S. Disparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort. Urology 2016, 95: 88-94. PMID: 27318264, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk prostate cancerWatchful waitingRadiation therapyProstate cancerPrimary treatmentTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerOdds ratioNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisTreatment of patientsLogistic regression analysisRadical prostatectomyPrimary therapyCurative therapyPrimary outcomeCancer communityTherapySignificant racial disparitiesAcademic hospitalPatientsBlack menCancerHospitalStudy periodWhite men