2007
Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Guadagnoli E, Winer EP, Ayanian JZ. Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 23: 11-18. PMID: 17939006, PMCID: PMC2173914, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0422-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTypes of physiciansAdvanced breast cancerWeeks of deathHospice useOutpatient visitsCancer specialistsBreast cancerOlder womenStage III/IV breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseAdvanced breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsPrimary care providersPopulation-based sampleTiming of enrollmentHospice referralPatient characteristicsHospice enrollmentHospitalized patientsCancer careCancer patientsAdjusted ratesCare providersHospitalizationPatients
2006
Study participants’ perceptions of the process and impact of receiving results of N9831
Partridge A, Wolff A, Marcom P, Kaufman P, Moore C, Lake D, Fleming G, Rugo H, Collyar D, Winer E. Study participants’ perceptions of the process and impact of receiving results of N9831. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 518-518. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrial participantsLarge cooperative group trialsPhase III trialsCooperative group trialsSubset of womenClinical trial participantsHealth care providersAdjuvant chemotherapyRecurrent diseaseIII trialsMultivariable analysisClinical trialsBreast cancerGroup trialsCare providersAverage ageFavorable responseClinical investigatorsPsychosocial supportPatientsWomenSubstantial proportionTrialsStudy resultsGreater satisfaction
1993
Silicone Controversy: a Survey of Women With Breast Cancer and Silicone Implants
Winer EP, Fee-Fulkerson K, Fulkerson CC, Catoe G, Georgiade KE, Conaway M, Brunatti C, Holmes V, Rimer BK. Silicone Controversy: a Survey of Women With Breast Cancer and Silicone Implants. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1993, 85: 1407-1411. PMID: 8350364, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/85.17.1407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast reconstructionMajority of womenSilicone implantsSilicone breast implantsMedical complicationsBreast implantsSuch womenPossible medical complicationsHealth care providersPotential medical complicationsSurvey of womenReconstruction patientsTreatment optionsPossible complicationsPatient concernsReconstructive surgeryCare providersBreast implant devicesComplicationsPermanent prosthesisStudy participantsCancerSubstantial riskPlastic surgeons