2008
Response: Re: Residual Treatment Disparities After Oncology Referral for Rectal Cancer
Morris A, Billingsley K, Hayanga A, Matthews B, Baldwin L, Birkmeyer J. Response: Re: Residual Treatment Disparities After Oncology Referral for Rectal Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 100: 1740-1740. PMID: 18477800, PMCID: PMC2766763, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanChemotherapy, AdjuvantConfidence IntervalsDecision MakingFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedical OncologyMedical Record LinkageMedicareNeoplasm StagingPractice Patterns, Physicians'Radiation OncologyRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRectal NeoplasmsReferral and ConsultationSEER ProgramUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsRectal cancerAdjuvant therapyBlack patientsWhite patientsRadiation oncologistsAdjuvant treatmentMedical oncologistsEnd Results-Medicare dataProvider decision makingPatient-provider interactionsFrequency of consultationsLow treatment ratesClinical characteristicsElderly patientsConsultation ratesOncology referralTreatment disparitiesPatient preferencesProvider characteristicsRadiation therapyPatientsOncologistsTherapyStage IITreatment rates
2005
Explaining Black–White Differences in Receipt of Recommended Colon Cancer Treatment
Baldwin L, Dobie S, Billingsley K, Cai Y, Wright G, Dominitz J, Barlow W, Warren J, Taplin S. Explaining Black–White Differences in Receipt of Recommended Colon Cancer Treatment. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2005, 97: 1211-1220. PMID: 16106026, PMCID: PMC3138542, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dji241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesColonic NeoplasmsComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLength of StayMaleMedicareOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSEER ProgramSeverity of Illness IndexSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHealth system factorsBlack-White disparitiesChemotherapy receiptWhite patientsMedical oncologistsBlack patientsCancer treatmentRetrospective cohort studyBlack-white differencesColon cancer resectionAmerican Medical Association MasterfileEnd Results ProgramColorectal cancer treatmentColon cancer careColon cancer patientsLogistic regression analysisSystem factorsRegression analysisNeighborhood socioeconomic statusColon cancer treatmentAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy useCohort studyCancer resectionIllness severity
2004
Racial Disparities in Rectal Cancer Treatment: A Population-Based Analysis
Morris A, Billingsley K, Baxter N, Baldwin L. Racial Disparities in Rectal Cancer Treatment: A Population-Based Analysis. JAMA Surgery 2004, 139: 151-155. PMID: 14769572, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.139.2.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack PeopleCohort StudiesColectomyConfidence IntervalsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityRectal NeoplasmsRisk FactorsSEER ProgramSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsRectal cancer patientsRectal cancerCancer patientsRadiation therapyCross-sectional cohort studyRadiation treatmentRacial disparitiesEnd Results (SEER) databaseSphincter-sparing proceduresRectal cancer treatmentAdvanced disease stagePopulation-based dataDelivery of careSignificant racial disparitiesAdvanced diseaseAggressive screeningCohort studySurgical therapyPelvic cancerSurveillance EpidemiologyResults databaseTreatment disparitiesDisease stageMinority patientsSurgical care
2002
Race, Treatment, and Survival of Veterans With Cancer of the Distal Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
Dominitz J, Maynard C, Billingsley K, Boyko E. Race, Treatment, and Survival of Veterans With Cancer of the Distal Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. Medical Care 2002, 40: i-14. PMID: 11789626, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200201001-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBlack or African AmericanCarcinoma, Squamous CellCardiaChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagogastric JunctionHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVeteransWhite PeopleConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaDistal esophageal cancerSurgical resectionBlack patientsRadiation therapyEsophageal cancerEsophageal adenocarcinomaEqual‐access medical systemWhite veteransVeterans Affairs Medical CenterBlack male veteransDistal esophageal adenocarcinomaSurvival of veteransRetrospective cohort studySurvival of patientsCohort studyGastric cardiaDistal esophagusSimilar oddsCell carcinomaCancer survivalMedical CenterInvasive proceduresLower oddsSimilar survival