2007
Exogenous hormone use and meningioma risk
Claus EB, Black PM, Bondy ML, Calvocoressi L, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Exogenous hormone use and meningioma risk. Cancer 2007, 110: 471-476. PMID: 17580362, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyExogenous hormone useHormone replacement therapyMeningioma riskOral contraceptivesHormone useReplacement therapyHospital-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyRandomized clinical trial dataTumor receptor subtypeRetrospective cohort studyCommon clinical questionsLarge national cohortRisk of meningiomaClinical trial dataEnglish-language literatureCohort studyNational cohortReceptor subtypesClinical questionsIntracranial meningiomasTrial dataFurther evaluationExogenous hormonesAdequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women
Jones BA, Reams K, Calvocoressi L, Dailey A, Kasl SV, Liston NM. Adequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 531-538. PMID: 17267723, PMCID: PMC1805005, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.076349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCommunicationConnecticutFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicProspective StudiesRadiology Department, HospitalWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American womenWhite womenMammography resultsMammogram resultsAmerican womenScreening mammogramsInadequate communicationAbnormal mammogram resultProspective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsRadiology recordsRecent mammogramAbnormal resultsMammography screeningPsychosocial factorsAdequacy of communicationLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsWomenRadiology reportsSelf-reported resultsAfrican Americans
2005
Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States)
Jones BA, Dailey A, Calvocoressi L, Reams K, Kasl SV, Lee C, Hsu H. Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2005, 16: 809-821. PMID: 16132791, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-2905-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityIndependent predictorsObserved race differencesHigh mammography screening ratesAfrican American race/ethnicityProspective cohort studyMammography screening ratesMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant independent predictorsBreast cancer stageAbnormal screening mammogramAfrican American womenRace differencesHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyScreening ratesUsual providerAbnormal resultsCancer stageFollow-upAbnormal examsMammography screeningAbnormal mammogramsScreening mammogramsLogistic regression