2019
Peer Influence on Physician Use of Shorter Course External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer
Yu JB, Pollack CE, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Xu X, Gross CP. Peer Influence on Physician Use of Shorter Course External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 10: 75-83. PMID: 31785370, PMCID: PMC7061062, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansPeer InfluencePhysiciansConceptsAdjuvant external beam radiation therapyExternal beam radiation therapyPhysician peer groupsPalliative external beam radiation therapyBeam radiation therapyBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyBone metastasesPatient receiptRadiation therapyBreast-conserving surgeryMixed-effects logistic regressionPatient-sharing relationshipsPalliative therapyCancer careMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPhysician useTherapyLogistic regressionShort courseCancerPhysiciansGroup rateMetastasis
2017
The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer
Pollack CE, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang SY, Gross CP. The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djw330. PMID: 28376191, PMCID: PMC6059114, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBaseline usePositron emission tomography scanEnd Results-MedicareEmission tomography scanBreast cancer practiceImaging modalitiesAdvanced imaging testsHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPatient characteristicsUnproven benefitCancer practiceMRI/PETTomography scanBreast cancerMRI useImaging testsClinical practicePET useResonance imagingPET imagingPhysician peersPhysician adoptionBaseline period