2023
Estimating Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis After Screening Mammography Among Older Women in the United States.
Richman I, Long J, Soulos P, Wang S, Gross C. Estimating Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis After Screening Mammography Among Older Women in the United States. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1172-1180. PMID: 37549389, PMCID: PMC10623662, DOI: 10.7326/m23-0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative incidenceBreast cancerBreast cancer screeningUnscreened womenOlder womenCancer screeningBreast cancer-specific deathBreast cancer overdiagnosisService Medicare claimsRetrospective cohort studyCancer-specific deathBreast cancer deathsWomen 70 yearsHarms of overdiagnosisNational Cancer InstituteBreast cancer diagnosisCohort studyCancer overdiagnosisCancer deathSEER programMedicare claimsCancer InstituteOverdiagnosisGreater incidenceCancerCancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidence
2022
The role of lung cancer risk and comorbidity in lung cancer screening use
Richman IB, Long JB, Poghosyan H, Sather P, Gross CP. The role of lung cancer risk and comorbidity in lung cancer screening use. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 30: 102006. PMID: 36203942, PMCID: PMC9530957, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer screeningLung cancer riskDiagnostic chest CTCancer riskLow comorbidityCancer screeningChest CTGreater lung cancer riskHigher lung cancer riskLow-dose computed tomographyCancer screening useLung cancer mortalityDose computed tomographyElectronic health recordsLCS useCohort studyPatient characteristicsEligible adultsCancer mortalityScreening useComorbiditiesComputed tomographyDiagnostic CTDiagnostic imagingPatientsInsurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Richman IB, Long JB, Kyanko KA, Xu X, Gross CP, Busch SH. Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e224208. PMID: 35333358, PMCID: PMC8956980, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoverage mandateCohort studyBreast cancerPocket paymentsDigital breast tomosynthesisInsurance coveragePoints 2 yearsAffordable Care ActMAIN OUTCOMEScreening mammogramsStudy periodDirect costsBreast tomosynthesisPatient ProtectionCare ActWomenCancerAssociationYearsPrivate insurersPatientsCost sharing
2021
Trends in Breast Cancer Screening Costs Among Privately Insured Women Aged 40 to 64 Years
Richman IB, Long JB, Kunst N, Kyanko K, Xu X, Busch S, Gross CP. Trends in Breast Cancer Screening Costs Among Privately Insured Women Aged 40 to 64 Years. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1665-1668. PMID: 34459853, PMCID: PMC8406208, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research