2018
Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery
Bachand J, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Ma X, Gross CP. Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 657-665. PMID: 29693229, PMCID: PMC6048589, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4789-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsSurgical delayProvider densityPatient racial compositionBreast cancerEnd Results-Medicare dataBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryResultsThe study sampleConclusionsThe likelihoodBlack patientsCancer surgeryCancer patientsSurgeryPatientsStudy sampleWomenCancerAssociationGroupGroup characteristicsPurposeLittleInterdisciplinary groupPeer groupEpidemiology
2015
Secondary Myeloid Neoplasms in Older Women with Breast Cancer after Radiotherapy: A Population-Based Study
Zeidan A, Long J, Wang R, Yu J, Hall J, Abel G, Gore S, Gross C, Ma X, Davidoff A. Secondary Myeloid Neoplasms in Older Women with Breast Cancer after Radiotherapy: A Population-Based Study. Blood 2015, 126: 1676. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1676.1676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapy-related myeloid neoplasmsMDS/acute myeloid leukemiaSingle-modality radiotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaBreast cancer patientsMonths of diagnosisEarly breast cancerCompeting-risk analysisMyelodysplastic syndromeBreast cancerCancer patientsBreast cancer diagnosisRisk factorsMyeloid neoplasmsRadiation therapyAML/myelodysplastic syndromeFemale breast cancer patientsNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceRadiotherapy-treated patientsReceipt of radiotherapySecondary myeloid neoplasmsRetrospective cohort studyCancer diagnosisNumber of comorbiditiesBetter overall survival