2023
Race, geography, and risk of breast cancer treatment delays: A population‐based study 2004–2015
Reeder‐Hayes K, Jackson B, Baggett C, Kuo T, Gaddy J, LeBlanc M, Bell E, Green L, Wheeler S. Race, geography, and risk of breast cancer treatment delays: A population‐based study 2004–2015. Cancer 2023, 129: 925-933. PMID: 36683417, PMCID: PMC11578059, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGeographyHealthcare DisparitiesHumansNeoplasm StagingNorth CarolinaRetrospective StudiesConceptsBreast cancer treatment delaysTreatment delayMagnitude of racial disparitiesNon-Black patientsStage I-III breast cancerI-III breast cancerPoor-quality carePopulation health resourcesRisk of treatment delayBlack patientsBreast cancer survivalCancer treatment delayPopulation-based studyDiagnosis to first treatmentAssociated with riskBreast cancerCancer RegistryObservational cohort of patientsTreatment delay >Health resourcesPopulation-basedPoisson regressionCancer survivalSociodemographic dataRacial disparities
2022
Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Age Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment
Gaddy JJ, Gross CP. Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Age Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 1792-1793. PMID: 36301581, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The Ethical Imperative of Equity in Oncology: Lessons Learned From 2020 and a Path Forward.
Marron J, Charlot M, Gaddy J, Rosenberg A. The Ethical Imperative of Equity in Oncology: Lessons Learned From 2020 and a Path Forward. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2021, 41: e13-e19. PMID: 34061560, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_100029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Health EquityHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMedical OncologyNeoplasmsPandemicsPublic HealthRacismSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsU.S. health careOncology communityProfessional medical organizationsCancer careRacial/ethnic disparitiesOncology workforceHealth careStructural racismMedical organizationsOncologyClinical practiceEthical principlesEthical responsibilityPracticing oncologistsEthical imperativesCareCOVID-19 pandemicOptimize equityUnited StatesCOVID-19CommunityDisparitiesWork—andInequalityWorkforce
2016
Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Does Cancer Severity Matter?
Moses K, Orom H, Brasel A, Gaddy J, Underwood W. Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Does Cancer Severity Matter? Urology 2016, 99: 76-83. PMID: 27667157, PMCID: PMC5191943, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.07.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerOdds of receiving treatmentReceipt of treatmentDefinitive treatmentHispanic menWhite menD'Amico risk classificationDisease severityContext of disease severityOdds of treatmentLogistic regression analysisApproach to treatmentIntermediate-riskDecreased oddsHigh riskAA menAsian menRisk categoriesRisk classificationCancerProstateTreatmentRegression analysisMenTreatment variationRacial/ethnic differences in the relative risk of receipt of specific treatment among men with prostate cancer
Moses K, Orom H, Brasel A, Gaddy J, Underwood W. Racial/ethnic differences in the relative risk of receipt of specific treatment among men with prostate cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2016, 34: 415.e7-415.e12. PMID: 27161898, PMCID: PMC4996674, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2016.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrachytherapyEthnicityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRacial GroupsRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramWhite PeopleConceptsReceipt of radical prostatectomyRadiation therapyProstate cancerRelative risk ratiosCombination therapyDefinitive treatmentExternal beam radiation therapyBeam radiation therapyWhite menEnd Results ProgramHispanic menLogistic regression analysisPredictors of receiptRadical prostatectomyImprove physician educationSignificant public health issueEnd ResultsBrachytherapySpecific treatmentRisk ratioProstateAA menAfrican AmericansRelative riskCryotherapy