Advanced imaging and hospice use in end-of-life cancer care
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Setoguchi S, Cheung WY. Advanced imaging and hospice use in end-of-life cancer care. Supportive Care In Cancer 2018, 26: 3619-3625. PMID: 29728843, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4223-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicareMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOutcome Assessment, Health CareProstatic NeoplasmsReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsHospital referral regionsHospice enrollmentComputerized tomographyHospice useLife careReferral regionsAdvanced imagingPopulation-based retrospective studyHigh rateLate hospice enrollmentLife cancer careMultivariable logistic regressionSEER-Medicare dataMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyEnd of lifeGreater comorbidityReal-world practiceAggressive endBlack patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyResultsA totalStudy criteriaCancer careAssociation between physician characteristics and the use of 21-gene recurrence score genomic testing among Medicare beneficiaries with early-stage breast cancer, 2008–2011
Wilson LE, Pollack CE, Greiner MA, Dinan MA. Association between physician characteristics and the use of 21-gene recurrence score genomic testing among Medicare beneficiaries with early-stage breast cancer, 2008–2011. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 361-371. PMID: 29536319, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4746-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical oncologistsPhysician characteristicsBreast cancerGenomic testingMedicare beneficiariesAmerican Medical Association Physician Master FileNode-negative breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerReceipt of testingMethodsRetrospective cohort studyYear of diagnosisPhysician-level factorsPhysician-level characteristicsMultivariable regression modelsAdjuvant chemotherapyCohort studyRS testingOptimal careResultsA totalStudy criteriaSurgical oncologySurgical proceduresHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMELower odds