2024
Is federal housing assistance associated with earlier-stage cancer diagnosis? Evidence from the new SEER-Medicare and US Department of Housing and Urban Development data linkage.
Yabroff R, Blackford A, Fan Q, Hussaini S, Chen K, Polsky D, Katana Ogongo M, Warren J, Gross C, Pollack C. Is federal housing assistance associated with earlier-stage cancer diagnosis? Evidence from the new SEER-Medicare and US Department of Housing and Urban Development data linkage. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 20: 85-85. DOI: 10.1200/op.2024.20.10_suppl.85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFederal housing assistanceHousing assistanceUS Department of HousingDepartment of HousingSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthCancer outcomesSEER-MedicareHousing insecurityCancer diagnosisSocioeconomic status indexSocial determinantsRural/urban residenceAdministrative dataMarital statusLogistic regression modelsHousingYear of diagnosisMedicaid eligibilityCancer sitesData linkagePercentage of individualsMedicare entitlementPre-diagnosisOdds ratio
2023
Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut
Richman I, Soulos P, Lin H, Aminawung J, Oladeru O, Puglisi L, Wang E, Gross C. Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 485-489. PMID: 37991935, PMCID: PMC10919339, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad242.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on time to treatment initiation for patients with advanced cancer.
Takvorian S, Parikh R, Vader D, Wileyto E, Clark A, Lee D, Goyal G, Rocque G, Dotan E, Geynisman D, Phull P, Spiess P, Kim R, Davidoff A, Gross C, Miksad R, Calip G, Shulman L, Mamtani R, Hubbard R. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on time to treatment initiation for patients with advanced cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 1528-1528. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.1528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced solid cancersTreatment initiationAdvanced cancer diagnosisAdvanced cancerSolid cancersCancer typesCox proportional hazards modelCOVID-19 pandemicSystemic therapy initiationSystemic treatment initiationTimely care deliveryDe novo cancerDe novo diseaseAdvanced breast cancerCancer diagnosisLife-prolonging therapiesProportional hazards modelInterrupted time series analysisDe-identified databaseProbability of treatmentNovo diseaseTherapy initiationNovo cancerPerformance statusClinical outcomes
2018
Defining, Measuring and Preventing the Diagnosis of Cancer as an Emergency: A Critical Review of Current Evidence
Zhou Y, Abel G, Hamilton W, Pritchard-Jones K, Gross C, Walter F, Renzi C, Johnson S, McPhail S, Elliss-Brookes L, Lyratzopoulos G. Defining, Measuring and Preventing the Diagnosis of Cancer as an Emergency: A Critical Review of Current Evidence. Journal Of Global Oncology 2018, 4: 48s-48s. DOI: 10.1200/jgo.18.45300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency presentationDiagnosis of cancerProportion of patientsPatient-reported outcomesPopulation-based studyHealth care useHealth care factorsHealth care interventionsPatient characteristicsPatient's symptomsLung cancerCurrent evidencePatientsDifferent tumorsCancerCancer typesLimited evidenceDiagnosisCancer diagnosisPublic healthPresentationSymptomsSuch presentationsConsistent inequalitiesRelevant evidence
2017
Mammography use in breast cancer survivors: An administrative claims study.
Ruddy K, Sangaralingham L, Neuman H, Greenberg C, Freedman R, Jemal A, Mougalian S, Hunt K, Haddad T, Lemaine V, Ghosh K, Hieken T, Vachon C, Gross C, Shah N. Mammography use in breast cancer survivors: An administrative claims study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 6531-6531. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.6531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsResidual breast tissueCancer survivorsMammography useBreast surgeryBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerMetastatic breast cancer diagnosisBreast tissueAnnual surveillance mammographyDefinitive breast surgeryOperable breast cancerCancer diagnosisCommercial insurance databaseProportion of patientsYear of diagnosisMultivariable logistic regressionStage breast cancerAdministrative claims dataYears of ageFirst yearBreast cancer diagnosisInsured cohortUnderwent mammographyRecurrent diseasePrimary care physician continuity and end-of-life care intensity among Medicare cancer decedents.
Wang S, Cramer L, Pollack C, Gross C. Primary care physician continuity and end-of-life care intensity among Medicare cancer decedents. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 38-38. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.5_suppl.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDay of deathLife care intensityCancer diagnosisCancer decedentsCare continuityCare indexCare intensityLife careEnd Results-Medicare databaseIntensive care unit admissionPrimary care physician continuityPrimary care physician's careIntensity of endLife care patternsCare unit admissionOutpatient clinic visitsEmergency department visitsMonths of diagnosisLife care qualityPCP visitsPhysician continuityUnit admissionHospital deathICU admissionClinic visits
2015
Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Prostate Cancer Patients after Radiotherapy, a Population-Based Study
Wang R, Zeidan A, Soulos P, Yu J, Davidoff A, Gore S, Gross C, Ma X. Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Prostate Cancer Patients after Radiotherapy, a Population-Based Study. Blood 2015, 126: 3295. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.3295.3295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMDS/AMLProstate cancer patientsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyProstate cancer diagnosisImpact of radiotherapyCancer patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeProstate cancerMyeloid malignanciesSecond malignanciesHazard ratioCancer diagnosisRadiation modalitiesEnd Results-Medicare databaseElderly prostate cancer patientsRisk of MDSMultivariate modelRetrospective cohort studyRole of radiotherapyElixhauser comorbidity scoreAcute myeloid leukemia diagnosisHistory of anemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaEnd of studyExternal beam radiotherapySecondary 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