2019
Serious adverse events in African–American cancer patients with sickle cell trait and inherited haemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare claims cohort
Hoag JR, Andemariam B, Wang X, Gregorio DI, Jones BA, Sporn J, Salner AL, Swede H. Serious adverse events in African–American cancer patients with sickle cell trait and inherited haemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare claims cohort. British Journal Of Cancer 2019, 120: 861-863. PMID: 30890774, PMCID: PMC6474269, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-019-0416-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell traitAfrican American cancer patientsSerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsNon-Hispanic whitesCancer patientsRelative riskCell traitEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseDepartment visitsPrognostic impactAA patientsCancer outcomesWorse outcomesProstate cancerCohort analysisPatientsClaims cohortMagnitude of effectCancer typesAA populationHaemoglobinopathiesOutcomesRisk
1997
Severe Obesity as an Explanatory Factor for the Black/White Difference in Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Jones B, Kasl S, Curnen M, Owens P, Dubrow R. Severe Obesity as an Explanatory Factor for the Black/White Difference in Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 146: 394-404. PMID: 9290499, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere obesityBreast cancerWhite womenRacial differencesBlack womenTNM stage IIPrevalence of obesityLogistic regression modelsObserved racial differencesBlack/White DifferencesRetrospective studyOdds ratioHigh prevalenceObesityStage IICancerDiagnosisWomenWhite differencesPrevalenceRegression modelsDifferencesLater stagesDiseaseImportant role