2023
Association between sociodemographic factors and diagnosis of lethal prostate cancer in early life
Smani S, Novosel M, Sutherland R, Jeong F, Jalfon M, Marks V, Rajwa P, Nolazco J, Washington S, Renzulli J, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Leapman M. Association between sociodemographic factors and diagnosis of lethal prostate cancer in early life. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2023, 42: 28.e9-28.e20. PMID: 38161105, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLethal prostate cancerSociodemographic factorsAdvanced CaPAdvanced diseaseYounger patientsProstate cancerHigher oddsAdvanced stageProstate-specific antigen (PSA) screeningCharacteristics of patientsNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySubset of patientsPatient sociodemographic factorsMultivariable logistic regressionPatients' health insuranceHighest income quartileCohort studyAdvanced cancerAntigen screeningMean ageInsurance statusCancer DatabaseCaP screeningSociodemographic disparitiesPatient experiences with tissue-based genomic testing during active surveillance for prostate cancer.
Leapman M, Sutherland R, Gross C, Ma X, Jeong F, Seibert T, Cooperberg M, Catalona W, Loeb S, Schulman-Green D. Patient experiences with tissue-based genomic testing during active surveillance for prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 333-333. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive surveillanceProstate cancerGene expression testGenomic testingCancer riskPatient experienceGleason Grade Group 1Risk prostate cancerGrade group 1Routine clinical careProstate cancer riskGroup 2 tumorsProstate cancer managementProstate cancer aggressivenessHereditary cancer riskGermline genetic testsTissue-based testsRace/ethnicityInitial biopsyPatient knowledgeMean agePatient counselingCancer managementClinical careExpression test
2022
Incidence of circumcision among insured adults in the United States
Nabavizadeh B, Li KD, Hakam N, Shaw NM, Leapman MS, Breyer BN. Incidence of circumcision among insured adults in the United States. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0275207. PMID: 36251658, PMCID: PMC9576047, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult circumcisionIncidence rateAge-standardized incidence ratesIncidence of circumcisionAverage incidence rateYears of ageWide geographic variationInsured adultsCommon indicationIBM MarketScanMean ageDiseases codesInternational ClassificationHigh incidenceAge groupsIncidenceStudy periodCircumcisionRitual circumcisionUnited StatesPhimosisSurgeryBalanoposthitisHigh rateFuture studies