2009
Clinical Cancer Advances 2009: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Screening—A Report From the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Petrelli NJ, Winer EP, Brahmer J, Dubey S, Smith S, Thomas C, Vahdat LT, Obel J, Vogelzang N, Markman M, Sweetenham JW, Pfister D, Kris MG, Schuchter LM, Sawaya R, Raghavan D, Ganz PA, Kramer B. Clinical Cancer Advances 2009: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Screening—A Report From the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 6052-6069. PMID: 19901123, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.6171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFinancing, GovernmentHealth PolicyHumansMaleMass ScreeningMedical OncologyNeoplasmsPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsQuality of Health CareQuality of LifeResearch Support as TopicSocieties, MedicalTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsClinical cancer researchClinical OncologyAmerican SocietyCancer treatmentScreening—A ReportPatients 40 yearsThird of patientsCancer researchCourse of diseaseCancer mortality ratesHealth care accessClinical research programNational Cancer InstituteHigh-quality careClinical research projectsSite of originClinical research enterpriseHigh-quality treatmentPatients' qualityPersonalized cancer medicineASCO'S PRESIDENTCare accessCancer InstituteMortality ratePatient careRacial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women
Keating NL, Kouri E, He Y, Weeks JC, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women. Medical Care 2009, 47: 765-773. PMID: 19536008, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819e1fe7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Services ResearchHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomyMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSEER ProgramSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsDefinitive primary therapyHigh-quality hospitalsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer therapyBreast cancerPrimary therapyWhite womenRacial disparitiesStage I/II breast cancerBlack womenPrimary breast cancer therapyEarly-stage breast cancerLow-volume hospitalsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryPatterns of careSEER-Medicare databaseCancer therapyPopulation-based sampleOlder Black womenDefinitive therapyVolume hospitalsCancer surgeryCancer patients
2003
Quality of non-breast cancer health maintenance among elderly breast cancer survivors.
Earle CC, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Weeks JC. Quality of non-breast cancer health maintenance among elderly breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 1447-51. PMID: 12697865, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.03.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsPreventive servicesElderly breast cancer survivorsHealth maintenanceNonmetastatic breast cancerGeneral medical carePrimary care physiciansPreventive health careHigh-quality preventive servicesHigh-quality careTypes of practitionersHigher socioeconomic statusCare physiciansMammographic screeningOncology specialistsAppropriate followCancer recurrenceElderly womenNonmedical factorsRegistry areasBreast cancerHealth care participationProvider characteristicsMedicare data