Deborah Rhodes, MD, FACP
Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine)Cards
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2025
Effectiveness of Breast Density Educational Interventions on Mammography Screening Adherence Among Underserved Latinas: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Austin J, Jenkins S, Suman V, Ridgeway J, Patel B, Ghosh K, Rhodes D, Borah B, Norman A, Ramos E, Jewett M, Gonzalez C, Hernandez V, Singh D, Breitkopf C, Vachon C. Effectiveness of Breast Density Educational Interventions on Mammography Screening Adherence Among Underserved Latinas: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Women's Health 2025 PMID: 39969957, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFederally Qualified Health CentersRandomized controlled trialsAnnual mammogramsBreast densityAdherence ratesIncreased risk of breast cancerRisk of breast cancerMammography screening adherenceQualified Health CentersElectronic health recordsMammographically dense breastsScreening adherenceUnderserved LatinasMammography screeningHealth recordsBaseline mammogramEducational interventionHealth centersDense breastsInformation interventionLatinasControlled trialsMammogramsGroup assignmentSurvey responses
2024
A Survey of Patient Experience During Molecular Breast Imaging
Hruska C, Gray L, Jenkins S, Block E, Hunt K, Conners A, Zingula S, O'Connor M, Rhodes D. A Survey of Patient Experience During Molecular Breast Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine Technology 2024, 52: jnmt.123.266856. PMID: 38839120, PMCID: PMC11149590, DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.123.266856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient experiencePersonal history of breast cancerDense breastsSurvey of patient experienceHistory of breast cancerPositive patient experienceAssociated with respondents' ageImprove patient experienceSoliciting patient feedbackPatient comfort levelMammographically dense breastsPatient feedbackStudy consentMolecular breast imagingNeck discomfortRespondents' agePersonal historyMammographyComfort levelSource of discomfortBreast compressionBreast cancerEvaluating patientsInfluence willingnessRespondents
2023
Breast Cancer Mode of Detection in a Population-Based Cohort
Basappa S, Finney Rutten L, Hruska C, Olson J, Jacobson D, Rhodes D. Breast Cancer Mode of Detection in a Population-Based Cohort. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2023, 98: 278-289. PMID: 36737116, PMCID: PMC9907001, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based cohortBreast cancerAdvanced cancerBreast densityRetrospective medical record reviewDense breastsPositive lymph nodesFirst-time diagnosisRochester Epidemiology ProjectMedical record reviewStage of diseaseLarger tumor sizeWomen age 40High-grade tumorsMultiple logistic regressionYears of ageLymph nodesRecord reviewTumor characteristicsTumor sizeCancer characteristicsCancer modeAge 40Clinical attentionCancer
2021
Background Parenchymal Uptake on Molecular Breast Imaging and Breast Cancer Risk: A Cohort Study.
Hruska CB, Geske JR, Conners AL, Whaley DH, Rhodes DJ, O'Connor MK, Carter RE, Scott CG, Vachon CM. Background Parenchymal Uptake on Molecular Breast Imaging and Breast Cancer Risk: A Cohort Study. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 216: 1193-1204. PMID: 32755210, PMCID: PMC8640999, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.20.23854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakeMolecular breast imagingPostmenopausal womenBreast cancer riskAbsolute riskBreast cancerCohort studyDiscriminatory accuracyDense breastsRisk factorsParenchymal uptakeCancer riskRisk scoreFuture breast cancer diagnosisGreater breast cancer riskBreast cancer risk factorsCox proportional hazards modelGail risk scoreBreast cancer eventsIndependent risk factorSubset of womenCancer risk factorsCase-control studyProportional hazards modelBreast cancer diagnosisComparison of Universal Genetic Testing vs Guideline-Directed Targeted Testing for Patients With Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
Samadder N, Riegert-Johnson D, Boardman L, Rhodes D, Wick M, Okuno S, Kunze K, Golafshar M, Uson P, Mountjoy L, Ertz-Archambault N, Patel N, Rodriguez E, Lizaola-Mayo B, Lehrer M, Thorpe C, Yu N, Esplin E, Nussbaum R, Sharp R, Azevedo C, Klint M, Hager M, Macklin-Mantia S, Bryce A, Bekaii-Saab T, Sekulic A, Stewart A. Comparison of Universal Genetic Testing vs Guideline-Directed Targeted Testing for Patients With Hereditary Cancer Syndrome. JAMA Oncology 2021, 7: 230-237. PMID: 33126242, PMCID: PMC7600058, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.6252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of pathogenic germline variantsFamily variant testingPathogenic germline variantsSolid tumor cancersHigh-penetrance cancer susceptibility genesFamily history of cancerMayo Clinic Cancer CenterRisk-reducing interventionsUniversal genetic testingMultigene panel testingHigh-penetrance variantsHistory of cancerClinic Cancer CenterUniversal testing approachGermline variantsGuideline-directed approachYounger age of diagnosisTumor cancersCancer susceptibility genesClinically actionable findingsTargeted testingCancer screeningAge of diagnosisGermline testingVariant testing
2020
Comment on “Radiation Doses and Risks in Breast Screening”
Conners A, Ellis R, Fazzio R, Hruska C, Hunt K, O’Connor M, Rhodes D, Shermis R. Comment on “Radiation Doses and Risks in Breast Screening”. Journal Of Breast Imaging 2020, 2: 519-520. PMID: 38424854, DOI: 10.1093/jbi/wbaa074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of Germline Genetic Testing Criteria in a Hospital-Based Series of Women With Breast Cancer.
Yadav S, Hu C, Hart SN, Boddicker N, Polley EC, Na J, Gnanaolivu R, Lee KY, Lindstrom T, Armasu S, Fitz-Gibbon P, Ghosh K, Stan DL, Pruthi S, Neal L, Sandhu N, Rhodes DJ, Klassen C, Peethambaram PP, Haddad TC, Olson JE, Hoskin TL, Goetz MP, Domchek SM, Boughey JC, Ruddy KJ, Couch FJ. Evaluation of Germline Genetic Testing Criteria in a Hospital-Based Series of Women With Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 1409-1418. PMID: 32125938, PMCID: PMC7193748, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.19.02190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of a 12-Week Pilates Pelvic Floor-Strengthening Program on Short-Term Measures of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Pilot Study
Hein JT, Rieck TM, Dunfee HA, Johnson DP, Ferguson JA, Rhodes DJ. Effect of a 12-Week Pilates Pelvic Floor-Strengthening Program on Short-Term Measures of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2020, 26: 158-161. PMID: 31916840, PMCID: PMC7044776, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2019.0330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupplemental screening in the dense breast: does molecular breast imaging have a role?
Rhodes DJ. Supplemental screening in the dense breast: does molecular breast imaging have a role? Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2020, 27: 110-112. PMID: 31880677, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001471.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Behavioral and psychological impact of returning breast density results to Latinas: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Patel BK, Ridgeway JL, Ghosh K, Rhodes DJ, Borah B, Jenkins S, Suman VJ, Norman A, Jewett M, Singh D, Vachon CM, Radecki Breitkopf C. Behavioral and psychological impact of returning breast density results to Latinas: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Trials 2019, 20: 744. PMID: 31852492, PMCID: PMC6921571, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3939-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnxietyBreast DensityBreast NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth LiteracyHispanic or LatinoHumansMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicQualitative ResearchRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsRandomized clinical trialsMammographic breast densityLimited resource settingsClinical trialsHealth literacyBreast densityWHO Trial Registration Data SetLatina womenTrial Registration Data SetLimited health literacyLow health literacyBreast cancer riskCancer risk communicationPsychological outcomesMeasurement time pointsDiagnostic delayCancer mortalityBackgroundBreast cancerCommon cancerMammogram resultsStudy protocolCommunity clinicsBreast cancerMammography screeningCancer risk
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