2018
Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber AL, Davidoff AJ, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 453-461. PMID: 30099634, PMCID: PMC6193824, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4919-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalitySubsequent mastectomyCancer mortalityPre-operative MRIBreast cancerSubgroup analysisStage I/II breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare datasetPreoperative breast magnetic resonanceEarly-stage breast cancerMagnetic resonance imaging useReceipt of radiotherapyBreast magnetic resonanceClinical outcomesCox regressionResultsOur sampleImproved outcomesAdjusted ratesMRI useOlder womenLower riskMastectomyImaging useRadiotherapy
2009
Baseline Utilization of Breast Radiotherapy Before Institution of the Medicare Practice Quality Reporting Initiative
Smith BD, Smith GL, Roberts KB, Buchholz TA. Baseline Utilization of Breast Radiotherapy Before Institution of the Medicare Practice Quality Reporting Initiative. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 74: 1506-1512. PMID: 19395182, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerOmission of radiotherapyConservative surgeryPhysician Quality Reporting InitiativeBreast cancerRadiotherapy utilizationQuality Reporting InitiativeSEER-Medicare data setReceipt of radiotherapyReceipt of chemotherapyMultivariate logistic regressionUtilization of radiotherapyUnmarried marital statusComorbid illnessesAdjusted analysisBaseline useBaseline utilizationBreast radiotherapyRadiotherapyTreatment covariatesPatientsLogistic regressionCancerMarital statusWomen