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
2001
Is Variation in Quality of Mammographic Services Race Linked?
Jones B, Culler C, Kasl S, Calvocoressi L. Is Variation in Quality of Mammographic Services Race Linked? Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2001, 12: 113-126. PMID: 11217224, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0562.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1995
Can mammography screening explain the race difference in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer?
Jones B, Kasl S, Curnen M, Owens P, Dubrow R. Can mammography screening explain the race difference in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer? Cancer 1995, 75: 2103-2113. PMID: 7697601, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19950415)75:8<2103::aid-cncr2820750813>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerWhite womenMammography screeningLate-stage diagnosisPopulation-based dataDevelopment of symptomsLate-stage cancerBlack womenAfrican American womenRace differencesRace-specific analysesScreening historyObserved race differencesRetrospective studyMammographic screeningActive surveillanceConnecticut hospitalsStage cancerCancerDiagnosisSocioeconomic statusWomenStage diagnosisSignificant predictorsAmerican women