2016
Effects of a randomized trial comparing standard and enhanced counseling for men at high risk of prostate cancer as a function of race and monitoring style
Roussi P, Miller S, Giri V, Obeid E, Wen K, Tagai E, Scarpato J, Gross L, Roy G. Effects of a randomized trial comparing standard and enhanced counseling for men at high risk of prostate cancer as a function of race and monitoring style. Journal Of Health Psychology 2016, 23: 1800-1809. PMID: 28810355, PMCID: PMC5561513, DOI: 10.1177/1359105316671188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer screeningHigh-risk menCancer screeningProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramRoutine prostate cancer screeningCancer Risk Assessment ProgramHealth education sessionsCounseling visitsEnhanced counselingProstate cancerHigh riskEducation sessionsRisk assessment programPsychosocial impactCounseling conditionMenSelf-selected sampleFunction of raceSignificant subsetRiskIntrusive ideationInterventionCounselingScreeningMonitoring style
2015
Lessons Learned from Implementing a Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program for Underserved High-Risk Men in the Community: the Prostate REACH Project
Fleisher L, Davis S, Gross L, Bagden L, Zakrzewski D, González E, Kandadai V, Rusten C, Baskett J, Obeid E, Giri V. Lessons Learned from Implementing a Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program for Underserved High-Risk Men in the Community: the Prostate REACH Project. Journal Of Cancer Education 2015, 31: 191-197. PMID: 25971432, DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0854-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramCancer Risk Assessment ProgramRisk assessment programProstate cancerProstate cancer risk assessmentRisk assessment clinicComprehensive cancer centerCommunity-based promotionCancer risk assessmentProstate riskREACH projectUnderserved menAssessment clinicCancer CenterClinic sitesUninsured menAbnormal resultsKey implementation stepsRisk menUnique demonstration projectNavigator servicesAssessment ProgramMenCancerBlack menInterest in genomic SNP testing for prostate cancer risk: a pilot survey
Hall M, Ruth K, Chen D, Gross L, Giri V. Interest in genomic SNP testing for prostate cancer risk: a pilot survey. Hereditary Cancer In Clinical Practice 2015, 13: 11. PMID: 25874018, PMCID: PMC4396119, DOI: 10.1186/s13053-015-0032-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer riskProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramCancer riskHealth literacySNP testingCancer Risk Assessment ProgramSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHigher health literacyHigh-risk menHigh-risk statusNovel genomic testsPredictors of interestOne-time surveyUrology clinicProstate cancerMultivariable modelingClinical utilityPsychosocial factorsRisk assessment programGenomic testingGenomic testsUnsolicited findingsLow literacyRiskMen
2013
Validation of association of genetic variants at 10q with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) levels in men at high risk for prostate cancer
Chang B, Hughes L, Chen D, Gross L, Ruth K, Giri V. Validation of association of genetic variants at 10q with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) levels in men at high risk for prostate cancer. BJU International 2013, 113: e150-e156. PMID: 23937305, PMCID: PMC3830710, DOI: 10.1111/bju.12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramHigh-risk groupPSA levelsCaucasian manProstate cancerFamily historyProstate cancer screening strategiesProstate cancer screening studyCancer Risk Assessment ProgramBaseline PSA levelsTaqMan single nucleotide polymorphismCancer screening strategiesCancer screening studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsAfrican American ethnicityAllele carrier statusBRCA gene mutationsPotential confoundersAge 35Eligibility criteriaClinical relevanceT alleleRisk assessment programA alleleCarrier status
2011
Rates and predictors of colorectal cancer screening by race among motivated men participating in a prostate cancer risk assessment program
Hall M, Ruth K, Giri V. Rates and predictors of colorectal cancer screening by race among motivated men participating in a prostate cancer risk assessment program. Cancer 2011, 118: 478-484. PMID: 21751189, PMCID: PMC3195866, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramCancer Risk Assessment ProgramAfrican American menUptake of CRCPredictors of uptakeCRC screeningLower endoscopyRisk assessment programAmerican menProstate cancerFamily historyFecal occult blood testingFecal occult blood testFox Chase Cancer CenterOccult blood testingColorectal cancer mortalityOccult blood testColorectal cancer screeningMultivariate logistic regressionProstate cancer clinicBlood testsBlood testingCancer CenterCancer mortalityCancer screening
2009
Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program Recruitment Methods and Show Rates in Men at High Risk
Giri V, Coups E, Ruth K, Goplerud J, Raysor S, Kim T, Bagden L, Mastalski K, Zakrzewski D, Leimkuhler S, Watkins-Bruner D. Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program Recruitment Methods and Show Rates in Men at High Risk. Journal Of Urology 2009, 182: 2212-2218. PMID: 19758657, PMCID: PMC2760660, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh riskProstate cancerFamily historyProstate cancer screening studyProstate cancer risk assessmentProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate cancer family historyRecruitment methodsShow ratesCancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate cancer screeningCancer screening studyEarly Detection ProgramCancer family historyLow socioeconomic statusBlack menCancer risk assessmentMen 35Cancer screeningLow presentation ratesBRCA1/2 mutationsRisk assessment programProgram visitsMore menParticipant demographics
2008
Substantial family history of prostate cancer in black men recruited for prostate cancer screening
Mastalski K, Coups E, Ruth K, Raysor S, Giri V. Substantial family history of prostate cancer in black men recruited for prostate cancer screening. Cancer 2008, 113: 2559-2564. PMID: 18816608, PMCID: PMC2626163, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFH of PCaProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramNational Health Interview SurveyProstate cancerFamily historyBlack menCancer Risk Assessment ProgramMore first-degree relativesSelf-reported family historyMore family historyProstate cancer screeningHigh-risk menMen ages 35First-degree relativesHealth Interview SurveyAge-matched sampleSuboptimal screeningCancer screeningBreast cancerScreening programAge 35Colon cancerPCa screeningRisk assessment programCancer
2007
Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program: A 10-Year Update of Cancer Detection
Giri V, Beebe-Dimmer J, Buyyounouski M, Konski A, Feigenberg S, Uzzo R, Hanks G, Godwin A, Chen D, Gordon R, Cescon T, Raysor S, Watkins-Bruner D. Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program: A 10-Year Update of Cancer Detection. Journal Of Urology 2007, 178: 1920-1924. PMID: 17868726, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramCancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate-specific antigenProstate cancerSpecific antigenHigh riskRisk assessment programFamily historyNormal digital rectal examinationFree prostate-specific antigenLongitudinal screening programUnderwent prostate biopsyDigital rectal examinationProstate cancer incidenceGleason score 7Prostate cancer featuresGleason score 6Majority of cancersCancer detectionParticipants 19Biopsy criteriaLocal therapyRectal examinationProstate biopsyCancer incidence