2019
Abandonment trajectories of conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer care.
Xu X, Soulos P, Herrin J, Wang S, Pollack C, Evans S, Gross C, Yu J. Abandonment trajectories of conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer care. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 531-531. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician peer groupsBreast cancer careAdjuvant radiotherapyCancer careHigher useNational Medicare claimsPatient risk factorsDistinct trajectoriesYears of ageLow useDifferent baseline levelsRisk-adjusted ratesPatient cohortRisk factorsBreast cancerCost implicationsMedicare claimsBaseline levelsRadiotherapyMedicare perspectiveCFRTCurve analysisPhysiciansPatientsLatent growth curve analysis
2013
Dosimetric and clinical predictors of the development of moist desquamation in breast cancer irradiation
Rutter C, Qin L, Higgins S, Moran M, Evans S. Dosimetric and clinical predictors of the development of moist desquamation in breast cancer irradiation. Journal Of Radiation Oncology 2013, 3: 147-152. DOI: 10.1007/s13566-013-0129-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoist desquamationWhole breast radiotherapyAdjuvant whole breast radiotherapyLogistic regressionResultsTwenty-three patientsBreast cancer irradiationKaplan-Meier analysisImpact of patientLog-rank testMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant predictorsDose-volume relationshipClinical predictorsConsecutive patientsPatient factorsBreast radiotherapyGy fractionsCancer irradiationPatientsRadiotherapyBMIBreastTreatment factorsGyDesquamationEvidence-Based Cardiovascular Management of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy to the Heart
Taylor B, Evans S, Roberts K. Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Management of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy to the Heart. 2013, 409-420. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4441-0_28.ChaptersCardiovascular managementLong-term outcome studiesLate cardiovascular complicationsPrimary care physiciansEffect of radiotherapyRisks of radiotherapyCardiovascular complicationsCardiotoxic chemotherapyCare physiciansCardiovascular functionOutcome studiesCardiovascular teamRT planningRadiotherapyCardiovascular systemPatientsCancer therapyTherapy techniquesCell populationsAdverse changesChemotherapyHeartAdditive effectRiskTreatment