2017
The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer
Pollack CE, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang SY, Gross CP. The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djw330. PMID: 28376191, PMCID: PMC6059114, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBaseline usePositron emission tomography scanEnd Results-MedicareEmission tomography scanBreast cancer practiceImaging modalitiesAdvanced imaging testsHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPatient characteristicsUnproven benefitCancer practiceMRI/PETTomography scanBreast cancerMRI useImaging testsClinical practicePET useResonance imagingPET imagingPhysician peersPhysician adoptionBaseline period
2016
Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 158: 139-148. PMID: 27287780, PMCID: PMC5554869, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3858-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerMagnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingDuctal carcinomaMRI usePreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingEnd Results-Medicare datasetInvasive contralateral breast cancerOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingSynchronous contralateral breast cancerImpact of MRIStage-specific incidence ratesPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceCBC eventsCBC ratesCumulative incidencePropensity score approachIncidence rateInvasive diseaseBreast cancerCancer occurrenceOlder women
2015
Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Breast Cancer Occurrence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Breast Cancer Occurrence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 321-328. PMID: 26628465, PMCID: PMC4872032, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.9741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerCBC eventsMRI useOlder womenPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingStage IIEarly-stage breast cancerPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceSEER-Medicare databaseImpact of detectionDetection rateCumulative incidenceCancer occurrenceStage ICancerPropensity scoreWomenPatients