2016
MB-38ADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPY PATTERNS OF CARE AND SURVIVAL IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Kann B, Park H, Lester-Coll N, Yeboa D, Benitez V, Bindra R, Khan A, Marks A, Roberts K. MB-38ADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPY PATTERNS OF CARE AND SURVIVAL IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN YOUNG CHILDREN. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 18: iii105-iii105. PMCID: PMC4903595, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now076.36.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
The Role of Patient Factors, Cancer Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer
Xu X, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Roberts KB, Killelea BK, Wang SY, Long JB, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP. The Role of Patient Factors, Cancer Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer. Health Services Research 2015, 51: 167-186. PMID: 26119176, PMCID: PMC4722219, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careHospital referral regionsCancer careMedicare expendituresBreast cancerRadiation therapyTreatment factorsMean Medicare expendituresEnd Results-MedicareSpecific treatment modalitiesContribution of patientCost of careHighest spending quintilePatient factorsTreatment patternsTumor characteristicsCancer characteristicsTreatment modalitiesReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesQuintilePatientsCancerCareTherapy
2011
Geographic Analysis of the Radiation Oncology Workforce
Aneja S, Smith BD, Gross CP, Wilson LD, Haffty BG, Roberts K, Yu JB. Geographic Analysis of the Radiation Oncology Workforce. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2011, 82: 1723-1729. PMID: 21493013, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth service areasPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansRadiation oncologistsTotal physiciansOncology workforceRegression analysisArea Resource FilePrimary careRadiation oncology workforceHigh RORPhysiciansGeographic maldistributionResource FileOverall physician workforceOncologistsMinority populationsPhysician workforceRORHigh minority populationsHigher incomeGeographic variabilityPopulationYearsCare