2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
2012
Network Meta-analysis of Margin Threshold for Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Wang SY, Chu H, Shamliyan T, Jalal H, Kuntz KM, Kane RL, Virnig BA. Network Meta-analysis of Margin Threshold for Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 104: 507-516. PMID: 22440677, PMCID: PMC3916966, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceBreast-conserving surgeryRisk of IBTRNegative marginsPositive marginsDuctal carcinomaOdds ratioBreast tumor recurrenceNegative surgical marginsNetwork Meta-AnalysisMixed treatment comparisonMargin thresholdIBTR eventsDCIS patientsMargin statusSurgical marginsTumor recurrenceMeta-regression techniquesReduced riskLower riskPatientsPubMed databaseCosmetic constraintsMeta-AnalysisRadiotherapy