2022
Modifiable patient-reported factors associated with cancer-screening knowledge and participation in a community-based health assessment
Fayanju O, Oyekunle T, Thomas S, Ingraham K, Fish L, Greenup R, Oeffinger K, Zafar S, Hyslop T, Hwang E, Patierno S, Barrett N. Modifiable patient-reported factors associated with cancer-screening knowledge and participation in a community-based health assessment. The American Journal Of Surgery 2022, 225: 617-629. PMID: 36411107, PMCID: PMC10085670, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHumansMaleMass ScreeningNorth CarolinaPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsColorectal cancer screeningModifiable factorsCancer screeningGuideline-concordant screeningPatient-reported factorsHealthy dietary habitsHealth assessmentCommunity-based sampleColorectal screeningColorectal cancerDietary habitsDisease preventionMedical careBehavioral interventionsLess breastBreastLifestyle choicesCentral North CarolinaProstateCancerScreeningCommunity eventsGreater knowledgeFactorsNegative attitudes
2016
Surgeons’ Perspectives of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Bellavance E, Peppercorn J, Kronsberg S, Greenup R, Keune J, Lynch J, Collyar D, Magder L, Tilburt J, Hlubocky F, Yao K. Surgeons’ Perspectives of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 23: 2779-2787. PMID: 27169770, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5253-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelComprehensionFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2HumansMaleMedical OveruseMiddle AgedPatientsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prophylactic MastectomyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurgical OncologySurveys and QuestionnairesUnilateral Breast NeoplasmsConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyOncologic benefitProphylactic mastectomyBreast cancerBenefits of CPMUnfavorable risk/benefit ratioUse of CPMRisk/benefit ratioAverage-risk patientsDeleterious BRCA mutationsProportion of surgeonsInadequate patient understandingPercent of respondentsMedian ageBRCA mutationsBreast diseaseBreast surgeonsPractice patternsRelative riskPatient understandingCommon reasonMost surgeonsMethodsA surveyPatientsSurgeons