2023
Prognosis and risk of suicide after cancer diagnosis.
Kinslow C, Kumar P, Wall M, Prigerson H, Olfson M, Kachnic L, Horowitz D, Yu J, Cheng S, Neugut A. Prognosis and risk of suicide after cancer diagnosis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 6634-6634. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.6634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of suicideImpact of prognosisSuicide riskCancer sitesCancer diagnosisRelative risk of suicideBaseline riskNewly diagnosed cancerYears of follow-upRates of suicideMortality ratioU.S. cancersMonths of diagnosisWeighted linear regression modelLinear regression modelsPsychiatric referralRelative riskU.S. populationPersons ageTriage patientsSuicide ratesEnd ResultsBaseline rateIncreased surveillanceRegression models
2021
Geographic Access to Radiation Therapy Facilities in the United States
Maroongroge S, Wallington D, Taylor P, Zhu D, Guadagnolo B, Smith B, Yu J, Ballas L. Geographic Access to Radiation Therapy Facilities in the United States. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 112: 600-610. PMID: 34762972, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.10.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapyRT facilitiesGeographic accessOlder median ageRadiation therapy facilitiesMeasures of geographic accessU.S. populationMedian ageRT accessZIP Code Tabulation AreasState purposesLogistic regressionTherapy facilitiesHigher incomeLinear acceleratorPercentage pointsImprove accessPopulation-level measuresUnited States