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
2012
The influence of physician densities and patient characteristics on the decision to treat prostate cancer patients with varying clinical benefit.
Yu J, Aneja S, Makarov D, Roberts K, Gross C. The influence of physician densities and patient characteristics on the decision to treat prostate cancer patients with varying clinical benefit. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 19-19. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.5_suppl.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth system factorsHealth service areasCurative therapyUrologist densityClinical benefitProstate cancerRadiation oncologistsPhysician densitySystem factorsRadiation oncologist densityEnd Results (SEER) databaseLower likelihoodReceipt of treatmentMarital statusProstate cancer patientsHigher likelihoodLogistic regression modelsArea Resource FilePatient characteristicsPatient factorsInitial treatmentResults databasePatient populationCancer patientsProper therapy