2016
Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 158: 139-148. PMID: 27287780, PMCID: PMC5554869, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3858-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerMagnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingDuctal carcinomaMRI usePreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingEnd Results-Medicare datasetInvasive contralateral breast cancerOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingSynchronous contralateral breast cancerImpact of MRIStage-specific incidence ratesPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceCBC eventsCBC ratesCumulative incidencePropensity score approachIncidence rateInvasive diseaseBreast cancerCancer occurrenceOlder women
2013
Variation in Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery
Feinstein AJ, Soulos PR, Long JB, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Gross CP. Variation in Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery. Medical Care 2013, 51: 330-338. PMID: 23151590, PMCID: PMC3596448, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31827631b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of RTShort life expectancyRadiation therapyBreast cancerLife expectancyPrimary surgeonStage I breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerRadiation oncologist densityAdjuvant radiation therapyI breast cancerReceipt of radiationBreast-conserving surgeryImpact of physiciansHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsLonger life expectancyLE patientsRetrospective cohortLE groupOlder womenPatientsTreatment ratesWomenCancer