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Gery P. Guy
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 153
Citations - 8210
Gery P. Guy is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 134 publications receiving 6077 citations.
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Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006-2015.
Gery P. Guy,Kun Zhang,Michele K. Bohm,Jan L. Losby,Brian Lewis,Randall Young,Louise B. Murphy,Deborah Dowell +7 more
TL;DR: Despite reductions in opioid prescribing in some parts of the country, the amount of opioids prescribed remains high relative to 1999 levels and varies substantially at the county-level, and health care providers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks when prescribing opioids.
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Prevalence and costs of skin cancer treatment in the U.S., 2002-2006 and 2007-2011.
TL;DR: Findings demonstrate that the health and economic burden of skin cancer treatment is substantial and increasing, and highlight the importance ofSkin cancer prevention efforts, which may result in future savings to the healthcare system.
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Vital signs: melanoma incidence and mortality trends and projections - United States, 1982-2030.
Gery P. Guy,Cheryll C. Thomas,Trevor D. Thompson,Meg Watson,Greta M. Massetti,Lisa C. Richardson +5 more
TL;DR: The number of melanoma cases is projected to increase over the next 15 years, with accompanying increases in health care costs, and much of this morbidity, mortality, and health care cost can be prevented.
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Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer in the United States: Findings From a Population-Based Sample of Adult Cancer Survivors
K. Robin Yabroff,Emily C. Dowling,Gery P. Guy,Matthew P. Banegas,Amy Davidoff,Xuesong Han,Katherine S. Virgo,Timothy S. McNeel,Neetu Chawla,Danielle Blanch-Hartigan,Erin E. Kent,Chunyu Li,Juan L. Rodriguez,Janet S. de Moor,Zhiyuan Zheng,Ahmedin Jemal,Donatus U. Ekwueme +16 more
TL;DR: Cancer survivors, especially the working-age population, commonly experience material and psychological financial hardship.
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Economic Burden of Cancer Survivorship Among Adults in the United States
Gery P. Guy,Donatus U. Ekwueme,K. Robin Yabroff,Emily C. Dowling,Chunyu Li,Juan L. Rodriguez,Janet S. de Moor,Katherine S. Virgo +7 more
TL;DR: The economic impact of cancer survivorship is considerable and is also high years after a cancer diagnosis, particularly among those recently diagnosed.