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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncomeMastectomyPhysiciansPrognosisSEER ProgramSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
2017
Travel distance and stereotactic body radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer
Mahal B, Chen Y, Sethi R, Padilla O, Yang D, Chavez J, Muralidhar V, Hu J, Feng F, Hoffman K, Martin N, Spratt D, Yu J, Orio P, Nguyen P. Travel distance and stereotactic body radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer. Cancer 2017, 124: 1141-1149. PMID: 29231964, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareProstateProstatic NeoplasmsRadiosurgerySocioeconomic FactorsTravelUnited StatesConceptsStereotactic body radiotherapyProstate stereotactic body radiotherapyNational Cancer Data BaseLocalized prostate cancerShort-term efficacyProstate cancerTreated with definitive external beam radiotherapyDefinitive external beam radiotherapyDefinitive stereotactic body radiotherapyLong-term clinical implicationsFavorable disease characteristicsExternal beam radiotherapyAssociated with increased adjusted oddsMultivariate logistic regressionAcademic treatment centerAffluent zip codesBeam radiotherapyTreatment optionsDisease characteristicsRadiotherapyAdjusted oddsTreatment decisionsWhite raceYounger ageJoinpoint regression
2016
National sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of high‐risk prostate cancer: Do academic cancer centers perform better than community cancer centers?
Mahal B, Chen Y, Muralidhar V, Mahal A, Choueiri T, Hoffman K, Hu J, Sweeney C, Yu J, Feng F, Kim S, Beard C, Martin N, Trinh Q, Nguyen P. National sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of high‐risk prostate cancer: Do academic cancer centers perform better than community cancer centers? Cancer 2016, 122: 3371-3377. PMID: 27434225, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedBlack or African AmericanCancer Care FacilitiesCommunity Health ServicesDatabases, FactualDemographyFollow-Up StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMedically UninsuredNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-risk prostate cancerCommunity cancer centerProstate cancerAcademic cancer centerCancer CenterDefinitive therapyTreatment delayTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerAcademic centersNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisSociodemographic disparitiesHigh-risk cancerCancer treatment patternsMultivariate Cox regressionTiming of therapyCox regression analysisMultivariate logistic analysisTreatment disparitiesCommunity centersExperience treatment delaysUninsured patientsTreatment patternsGray's testCox regression