Shannon Lynch, FNP (BC)
Staff Affiliate - YNHHCards
About
Research
Publications
2025
Beyond smoking: A geospatial investigation of factors associated with lung and bronchus cancer risk in Pennsylvania
DuBois T, Wiese D, Henry K, Lynch S. Beyond smoking: A geospatial investigation of factors associated with lung and bronchus cancer risk in Pennsylvania. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 384: 118485. PMID: 40944988, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmoking ratesGeospatial investigationRisk factorsArea-level risk factorsHigher rates of smokingCancer registry dataRates of smokingTargeted prevention strategiesElevated incidence ratesCensus tract levelBronchus cancerSpatial scan statisticAssociated risk factorsCancer riskHigher RatesRegistry dataElevated ratesHigh-incidence areasTract levelIncidence ratePrevention strategiesNever-smokersGeographical areasSocioeconomic riskSmokingInvestigation of Treatment‐Related Disparities in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Using Real‐World Data
Aluri L, Brown C, Sridharan A, Handorf E, Sorice K, Dotan E, Lynch S. Investigation of Treatment‐Related Disparities in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Using Real‐World Data. Cancer Medicine 2025, 14: e71108. PMID: 40772475, PMCID: PMC12329563, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.71108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomaFirst-line therapyOverall survivalElectronic health recordsDiagnosis of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomaMedian numberWhite patientsNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesMetastatic pancreatic cancer patientsCox proportional hazards regression modelsDiverse cohort of patientsSurvival of patientsSystemic anticancer therapyEarly-stage diseaseLog-rank testCohort of patientsKaplan-Meier curvesOverall treatmentProportional hazards regression modelsPancreatic cancer patientsOverall treatment of patientsTreatment of patientsDiverse cohortTreatment-related disparitiesHazards regression modelsLeveraging geospatial data to support an implementation science approach to address lung cancer burden
DuBois T, Brecher A, Edmondson D, Gonzalez E, Zeigler-Johnson C, Fleisher L, Lynch S. Leveraging geospatial data to support an implementation science approach to address lung cancer burden. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2025, 9: pkaf047. PMID: 40341560, PMCID: PMC12132098, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaf047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programImplementation science approachPrevention effortsLung cancer mortality ratesCancer mortality ratesLung cancer burdenMaintenance frameworkTreatment programsCancer burdenSupport deliverySmoking cessationNational ratesContextual factorsInterventionMortality rateBrief reportPreventionProgramScience approachSmokingTobaccoBurdenImplementationCessationPartnershipDoes inclusion of neighborhood variables improve clinical risk prediction for advanced prostate cancer in Black and White men?
Tagai E, Handorf E, Sorice K, Fang C, Deng M, Daly M, Reese A, Henry K, Ragin C, Lynch S. Does inclusion of neighborhood variables improve clinical risk prediction for advanced prostate cancer in Black and White men? Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2025, 43: 334.e17-334.e24. PMID: 40121103, PMCID: PMC12068980, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2025.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood-level variablesProstate Cancer Prevention TrialNeighborhood variablesProtective service occupationsBlack menNeighborhood-level risk factorsWhite menNeighborhood-level povertyMedical oncology clinicUniversity Health SystemCancer Prevention TrialRisk prediction toolsLogistic regression modelsRisk prediction modelSocial environmental variablesPatients' medical recordsService occupationsHigh-grade PCaCurrent risk prediction modelsHealth systemPersistent disparitiesOncology clinicInsurance statusAssociated with ratesClinical risk predictionRacial/Ethnic Differences and Effects of Clinical/Socioeconomic Factors on Time from Diagnosis to Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer
Sridharan A, Dotan E, Dorta M, Vemula N, Handorf E, Deng M, Renning A, Sorice K, Laderman L, Whittington K, Cukierman E, Astsaturov I, Vijayvergia N, Meyer J, Reddy S, Lynch S. Racial/Ethnic Differences and Effects of Clinical/Socioeconomic Factors on Time from Diagnosis to Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2025, 56: 67. PMID: 39954184, PMCID: PMC11829832, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-025-01188-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioeconomic statusHazard ratioConfidence intervalsSocioeconomic status populationsCancer CenterComprehensive cancer centerDiagnosis to first treatmentPatient-level variablesAcademic cancer centerCox proportional hazards regressionReceipt of chemotherapyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionProportional hazards regressionT2TCancer disparitiesNeighborhood deprivationRace/ethnic disparitiesDisparity indicatorsRacial/Ethnic DifferencesHospital settingEffects of racePatient raceDiagnosis to treatmentUS CensusMetastatic PDAC
2024
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
O’Brien J, Halsey B, Connors M, Deng M, Handorf E, Berardi G, Lynch S, Sorice K, Reddy S, Meyer J, Bauman J, Dotan E. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 28: 217-223. PMID: 39636708, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd of lifeAggressive EOL carePalliative careDay of deathEOL carePC consultationIntegration of palliative careEnd of life careEnd-of-life careAssociated with worse qualityHealth care resourcesMetastatic pancreatic cancerQuality of lifePC teamAggressive careCare resourcesHospiceAverage length of timeTertiary cancer centerCareWorse qualityAverage timeCancer CenterBenefit patientsPancreatic cancerData-driven insights into neighborhood adherence to cancer prevention guidelines in Philadelphia
DuBois T, Moore K, Rollins H, Silbaugh J, Sorice K, Lynch S. Data-driven insights into neighborhood adherence to cancer prevention guidelines in Philadelphia. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0313334. PMID: 39565787, PMCID: PMC11578512, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer prevention guidelinesAdherence to cancer prevention guidelinesCancer mortalityGuideline adherencePrevention guidelinesPhysical activityLow cancer screening ratesAmerican Cancer Society guidelinesLow adherenceCancer prevention recommendationsCancer screening ratesLower guideline adherenceHighest cancer burdenBehavioral risk factorsPublic health officialsScreening ratesExcessive alcohol consumptionPreventive servicesCancer burdenPoor healthRecommendation adherencePrevention recommendationsHealthy livingCancer casesModify riskSex, Race and Geographic Disparities in Early Age at Onset Hematologic Malignancies
Sklarz T, DuBois T, Lynch S. Sex, Race and Geographic Disparities in Early Age at Onset Hematologic Malignancies. Blood 2024, 144: 5117. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-207878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksIncidence rate ratiosNon-Hispanic whitesNon-Hispanic Black individualsLate-onset diseaseNational Program of Cancer RegistriesNon-Hispanic Asian/Pacific IslanderPrevention effortsRelative riskNon-Hispanic white populationPrecision public healthPublic health approachSurveillance dataOnset diseaseEarly-onset cancersHigh-burden statesPopulation-level surveillance dataNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaHighest incidence rateHematologic malignanciesHigher relative riskScreening interventionsCancer RegistryRacial/ethnic subpopulationsNon-HispanicAn exploratory analysis of the impact of area-level exposome on geographic disparities in aggressive prostate cancer
Wiese D, DuBois T, Sorice K, Fang C, Ragin C, Daly M, Reese A, Henry K, Lynch S. An exploratory analysis of the impact of area-level exposome on geographic disparities in aggressive prostate cancer. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 16900. PMID: 39075110, PMCID: PMC11286755, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63726-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of health domainsElevated oddsTract-level povertyAggressive prostate cancer casesExposome researchDesign targeted interventionsAssociated with raceAggressive prostate cancerSocial determinantsCancer burdenHealth domainsGeographic disparitiesLocal cancer burdenHealth insuranceLogistic regressionExposome factorsAssociation studiesRisk factorsOddsResidential locationExposomeGeographical areasExploratory analysisProstate cancerHealthGeographic Disparities in Cancer Incidence in the US Population Aged 20 to 49 Years, 2016–2020
DuBois T, Henry K, Siegel S, Lynch S. Geographic Disparities in Cancer Incidence in the US Population Aged 20 to 49 Years, 2016–2020. Preventing Chronic Disease 2024, 21: e32. PMID: 38723272, PMCID: PMC11086694, DOI: 10.5888/pcd21.230335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Care
Overview
Clinical Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Board Certifications
Family Nurse Practitioner
- Certification Organization
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioner's Certification Program
- Original Certification Date
- 2017